# This is the problem I have with Vegans:

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 10, 2010, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-the-problem-i-have-with-vegans/560160 "2010-11-10T12:14:06Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-the-problem-i-have-with-vegans/560160/84 "2010-11-11T20:18:57Z")

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> [@Ayn Rand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ayn-rand/53579/27):
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> I was always under the impression it was the killing of an animal that made animal products off-limits to [vegans].

From the Wikipedia article [Veganism](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veganism):

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> Vegans endeavor not to use or consume animal products of any kind. The most common reasons for becoming a vegan are human health, ethical commitment or moral conviction concerning animal rights or welfare, the environment, and spiritual or religious concerns. Of particular concern to many vegans are the practices involved in factory farming and animal testing, and the intensive use of land and other resources for animal farming.  
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> An animal product is any material derived from animals. Notable animal products include meat, poultry, seafood, eggs, dairy products, honey, fur, leather, wool, and silk. Common animal products also include gelatin, lanolin, rennet, whey, casein, beeswax, isinglass, carmine, bone china and shellac.

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