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The Vegan Inquisition
  1. General Questions
    1. Why are you vegan?
    2. How could you stop eating CHEESE?!
    3. How do you know if something is vegan?
    4. But nobody can TRULY be 100% vegan, right?
    5. Do vegans hate/judge non-vegans?
    6. Is it more expensive to be vegan?
    7. Is it only feasible to be a vegan if you live in a big city?
    8. To be vegan, do you have to be TOTALLY vegan?
    9. How do I deal with my vegan friend / family member / partner?
    10. What if I agree with you, but I don't think that I could ever actually do it?
  2. Thought Experiment / Moral Dilemma Questions
    1. If we're superior to animals, don't we have a right to eat them?
    2. Isn't it human nature to eat meat?
    3. What if vegetables feel pain, too?
    4. What about poor people and the developing world, who need to eat meat for survival?
    5. Isn't veganism just a rich/white/yuppie fad?
    6. If you were trapped on a deserted island, would you eat meat?
    7. Is breast milk vegan?
    8. If you had a baby/dog/cat, would you force it to be vegan?
    9. Do you kill mosquitoes/ticks/ants?
    10. Why do vegans eat fake meat, if they claim that they don't want to eat meat?
    11. Isn't veganism just anthropomorphism run amok?
    12. If everybody went vegan, wouldn't farm animals take over the planet?
  3. What's the matter with [...]? Questions
    1. What's the matter with "humane" meat?
    2. What's the matter with milk?
    3. What's the matter with eggs?
    4. Isn't hunting important for population control?
    5. What's the matter with leather?
    6. What's the matter with zoos?
    7. What about sustainably raised fish?
    8. What's the matter with wool?
    9. What's the matter with honey?
    10. What's the matter with silk?
    11. Why are some things considered un-vegan, even if they don't have animal-derived ingredients?
  4. Food & Nutrition Questions
    1. Where do you get your... [protein, calcium, iron, B12, etc.]?
    2. What do you eat? Just lettuce?
    3. Can I be vegan and [gluten-free, allergic, diabetic, etc.]?
    4. How do you deal with meat cravings?
    5. What do you do about events and family traditions, like holidays, cookouts, and potlucks?
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Snack time! Most of the photos on this wiki are from farmsanctuary.org. Be sure to check out their site for more cuteness!

Anyone who has heard of veganism, and especially vegans themselves, can vouch for the following:

  • People who are vegan get asked a lot of questions.

  • People who aren’t vegan have a lot of questions about veganism.

Being curious is cool. But the internet is full of contradictory, opaque, and inaccurate information, which means that often curiosity leads to a dead-end, or (worse) to a misconception.

Having fielded a lot of questions from curious people, I thought it would be helpful to compile this information into a wiki, organized by the kinds of questions I typically get asked. I hope you will find this resource helpful.

But if you don’t — please let me know how I can make it better! If a question is missing that you’re wondering about, or if there’s an awesome resource you think should be added, please drop me a line at the.vegan.inquisition@gmail.com.

Thank you, and stay curious!

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