ETHICAL VEGANISM

Jan. 6, 2020

An employment tribunal in the United Kingdom has ruled that “ethical veganism” is a philosophical belief protected by British law against discrimination.

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  • Broadly, a vegan person does not consume meat products and also products that are derived from animals (such as milk, eggs, etc). Veganism is a lifestyle choice to refrain from eating meat as well as products made from or by animals.

  • Ethical veganism, on the other hand, has been defined as the view that attaches a positive ethical valuation to a vegan lifestyle.

  • There are two types of ethical veganism:
    • broad absolutist veganism, under which it is always wrong to use any product made by or from animals, and

    • modest ethical veganism, under which it is typically wrong to use products made from or by a range of animals including cats, dogs, cows, pigs, etc.