Inspired by Alicia Silverstone's "The Kind Diet" and Michael Pollan's "In Defense of Food," we want to experience the vegan lifestyle to improve our health, boycott animal suffering, and reduce our carbon footprint.

Saturday, March 20, 2010

Vegans and Honey - What do you think?

So there is a debate in the vegan world surrounding the issue of honey and whether or not it should be consumed. Some feel that bees are exploited while others feel that it's not an issue to broach quite yet given that we first need to ween people off of an animal flesh diet.

I'm not quite sure where I stand right now as I can see both sides of the issue. See this article.


What do you think?

If you choose to chime in on this conversation I don't believe that simply saying "it's a bee!" is sufficient as bees have a central nervous system and can experience pain and stress like other animals. What other arguments can you come up with for or against consuming honey?

Let's hear it people!

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