Is it possible to be an animal rights activist but not be a vegatarian or a vegan?

Question

Is it possible to be an animal rights activist but not be a vegatarian or a vegan?

Answer 1

It is possible. But....animals that you eat are are just as smart (often more) than domesticated animals and are capable of feeling pain. Pain is what they feel when they are killed for you to eat.

There are still lots of things you can do.

Always spay/neuter your pets.

Adopt animals from your local shelter and never from a breeder or a pet store. (for every animal bought by a breeder a shelter animal is killed)

Volunteer at you local animal shelter.

Buy cosmetics and house hold products that are not tested on animals.

Do not wear leather or fur.

Boycott any Circus

Answer 2

Oh totally.

My abortion doctor is pro-life too.

Answer 3

yes but just so you know it's very easy to become vegatarian! :) consider it!

Answer 4

Yes.

There is a difference between killing an animal for food and testing an animal for beauty needs.

Some people need meat. That may be the only way they enjoy getting cerratin vitamins and proteins they can't get elsewhere (like me).

I think it is VERY wrong to test an animal for cosmetic purposes. The only way I approve of animal testing is if it is to cure something like cancer or aids. There is no need for this. Companies are too cheap to pay for human testers so they buy certain animals, and use them until they die, or are no longer considered "good".

I'm not a vegan, but I do feel animal testing is wrong. It is not wrong to kill an animal to eat it. If that is so, then I feel it would be wring to eat plants. Seeing as plants are living things as well. It's not like we are eating humans or our own pets. Even in a dyer situation, as if there was a food shortage we would end up like China. Where they eat dogs. Dogs are really no different that cows other than we see them as pest and companions.

That's why it hard for some people to eat meat or fell it is wrong to eat meat.

I think it is up to each person to decide what they believe.

In today's world, eating meat is ok, but some choose not to. I respect Vegan's, and I have nothing against them. We are just people who have different opinions. I just wanted to say that because I didn't want anyone to be offended.

I'm just expressing my opinion, just like everyone else.

I hope this helps

-Squall01

Answer 5

Yes, it is possible.

If you really care about animal rights, but don't want to give up meat, I'd suggest looking for the most naturally-raised sources you can find. Not only will you NOT be supporting mass-produced meat (which you probably aren't really into), but you WILL support companies that raise their animals in a more humane way (look at Wild Idea Buffalo and Thundering Hooves if you don't have any cool local farms).

You can also watch for products that don't use animal testing, volunteer at your local animal shelter, and donate time and money to organizations whose politics you agree with.

Good luck to you!

Answer 6

Yes, however it doesn't seem like their values match with their actions. If they know the scenes behind industrialized animal farms and the consequences behind their eating habits, it would seem very hypocritical to others.

Answer 7

Yes. Aside from PETA fanatics (and who knows what they really stand for), the most famous animal and environemntal activists have omnivorius diets. The late Steve Irwin is an omnivore. And I am told, so are Jane Goodall, Richard Attenborrough, Jack Hannah etc. These people ahve done for animal rights and environmental awareness than all the PETA campaigns combined. Thousand is not millions of ordianry folk are volunteer at local animal shelters without the recognition (or media coverage) that they deserve.

Animal rights activism is not limited to harrasing schoolage children with graphic pictures, outdated and hevily edited videos, protests and parading naked people as is the standard tactic of PETA and their ilk. Nor should it include bombing, destroying and vandalizing private property as exhibited by ALF and ELF.  Neither are "animals" restricted to cows,chickens, pigs, horses etc.

Answer 8

yes, it's possible b/c you are eating for your nurishment, and it for a cause that is acceptable. Majority of animals that are killed for fur we don't eat...just think about it, would we wear a chicken? innocent animals like alligators, leopards, snakes etc are killed just for the material not for food.

Answer 9

The only philosophy that is compatible with the belief that animals have rights is veganism. The only possible exception would be someone that eats eggs from rescued chickens or a hunter that eats what he kills. I suppose it could be an animal's right to die a quick death from a gunshot rather than die of starvation or be torn apart by wild predators. No one can really argue that a natural death in the wild is more pleasant than that brought by an efficient killing machine such as a firearm.

Well, anyways, most hunters don't believe in "AR" and I can most definitely say that consuming milk stolen from a calf or flesh of beasts that are forced to live in urine and f***s can be associated with animals having any basic rights, therefore, animal rights is usually a concept accepted by vegan people.

Most other people that want to actively help animals would be promoting "animal welfare" since they make so many exceptions to what abuse and suffering is ok and which examples are viewed as horrible crimes.

Answer 10

I am sorry but no.Killing animals for food and other things is still cruelty to animals.

Answer 11

Yeah, but it is kind of hypocritical........

Answer 12

Dude I had asked this same question a while ago myself go look at my profile and under my questions then you will see some good answers there...........