Are there vegans out there who are not animal activists.. and just doing it for health reasons?

Question

Are there vegans out there who are not animal activists.. and just doing it for health reasons?

Answer 1

1>> I became a vegan because it is a better nutritional diet.

2>> Vegan are healthier because the average vegan is lighter than the average meat eater in Britain.

3>> I became a Vegan because I was told about what happens to meat in the gut. It stays there for ages and rots, getting infected with bacteria.

4>> I became a Vegan because I care about what I put into my body. I don’t want to put chemicals in there, nor anything dead. Plants are natural, so they can’t be harmful.

5>> I became a Vegan, because I want to live in a more natural way

6>> I became a Vegan, because stock farming is not economically viable. We could feed the Third World if everyone became a Vegan.

7>> I became a Vegan because I don’t want to finance death. I don’t mind wearing a woollen jumper, because they don’t kill the sheep to get the wool.

8>> I became a Vegan because I think that farming animals is cruel. Farmers do not care about the welfare of their animals; If do, it would be too expensive to sell.

9>> I became a Vegan because crop farming is more efficient than stock farming. 100 units of food energy fed to an animal become only 10 units of meat, so meat production is inefficient.

10>> I don't want to eat anything that I wouldn't be prepared to kill myself.

11>> I don't want to eat anything that I wouldn't be prepared to kill by myself.

12>> I became a Vegan because we don’t need meat.

13>> I became a Vegan because I don’t want to shorten the dairy cow’s natural lifespan from 25 years to 11 years.

14>> I became a Vegan because that’s the way society is going. Thousands of people every minute are becoming Vegan.

15>> I became a Vegan because I’m a biologist; I care about ecosystem & biodiversity.

16>> I became a Vegan because it is the future.

There is an annoying connection made by many people that the way things are going is necessarily good, and/or inevitable. Perhaps the current trends are bad, and the future will not be as good as it could be. Perhaps things are heading a certain way, but this does not mean that we are powerless to stop them, nor does it mean that we should not try. This argument does not work either. One has to supply actual reason for vegetarianism, and this is not a reason, it is just an excuse at best.

17>> I became a Vegan simply because I love animals, but craved to meat, honey, egg and dairy.

18>> I became a Vegan because many scientists, philosophers, environmentalists, humanitarians, spiritualists, thinkers and SICK PERSONS were/are abstained from meat. Meat is absolutely not necessary to make me smart.

19>> AT LAST - THE REAL REASON PEOPLE BECOME VEGAN

Veganism is the new Puritanism. This is my belief. It is also one of my arguments against veganism, and although it may at first seem a flippant argument, I believe that it is very powerful. Veganism is miserable. It attacks one of life’s greatest and surest pleasures - enjoying good food. Anything which makes people less happy is bad.

Answer 2

I just do it for the health reasons. I haven't had meat for years and I look great.

Answer 3

Because ordering the Vegetarian meal, still means cheese and eggs will show up on your plate, many call themselves Vegan to avoid these products too. But being Vegan is beyond avoiding meat and dairy, or "doing it for health reasons".  It practically defines Animal Activism.... If not actively, certainly passively.

Whereas Vegans shun all animal products, Vegetarians do not, many still eat cheese, eggs, honey, etc..  A strict Vegetarian Diet follows the Vegan Diet, but not necessarily their lifestyle.

Remember, being Vegan or Vegetarian, does not automatically mean you will be fit and healthy, you still need to plan your diet carefully, eat reasonably and exercise.... But for those who migrate towards the Vegan Lifestyle, or Vegetarianism, it seems to go hand in hand.

Answer 4

YES, I do it for health reasons basically I don't enjoy putting so many toxins and chemicals into my body, the whole saving-animal-lives is just an added bonus.

Answer 5

I agree with a previous poster - I became vegan strictly for health reasons, but the saving animals is a definite bonus.

Answer 6

Vegan people care about animals.

If you don't care about the suffering of farm animals, you're not vegan, you would be a strict vegetarian.

Answer 7

Yes  one of my sisters are vegan and she's not an animal activist.  I saw her bully her dog!   She said she was training him!  I think she was wrong doing what she was doing!   I'm a vegetarian but almost a vegan..  I'm not an activist but I am a member of Peta and I did report my sister's doing to Peta!

Answer 8

It could be argued that ALL vegans are 'doing it for health reasons'

ie

the health of the planet

the health of the animals

the health of ones conscience

Answer 9

Sure there are. People are vegetarian for a wide variety of reasons and not all of them have to do with animal activism. Health is an important one, human physiology and religious reasons also play a role and so do ecology, economics and aesthetics. Not to mention humanitarian reasons and spiritual ones. Take your pick! For me Vegetarian is a diet for all reasons!