when becoming vegan, did you get rid of everything you owned that was made with animal products?
like leather shoes or purses, or did you just figure that there is no use in wasting it? i'm thinking about becoming a vegan, but i have this dream catcher that i love, it's made with leather and feathers, should i go ahead and keep it since i've already had it so long anyways?
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June 12th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
The animals that died to make those products are already long gone, destroying them will not bring them back. Just keep them, you been using them for years, suddenly getting rid of them is not doing anything. The producers of those products already gained from the murder of the animals, do you think they give a rat ass what you do with them afterwards? Just don't buy anymore products that are not vegan.
Also to the other poster, how is this like continuing to eat burgers, it's not. To continue to eat meat, you need to keep killing cattle.
June 12th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
if you're not willing to give up everything you have that is made of animal products, you do not need to become a vegan. become a vegetarian like me!
June 12th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
yes
June 12th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
Yes, you are correct. Being a vegan is to eat and live with nothing that is of animal products. Go ahead and rid your home of any leather products.
June 12th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
Yes you sell them and then you donate the money to PETA or another animal rights group. no.. i don't really know what you do but that would be a good idea
June 12th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
Yes! Keep it! I hate when vegans do this. God put animals on this earth for us to use and eat… So that's fine if you want to change your eating habbits and not eat meat, but don't go as far as throwing away things you own just because they are made with animal parts.
June 12th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
OMG!!! Thats like saying you should just keep eating hamburgers because you've eaten them forever!! You must burn these wretched items and take a stand against the torture of animals! That leather dreamcatcher came from the ass of a once proud adventerous range cattle! And now you have the skin of his ass hanging over your bed for his amusement. Burn it and all your other leather and feathery goods, preferably in front of a Wendy's or McDonalds
June 12th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
I think becoming vegan is a lot about your impact on the environment (animals). Because it wouldn't change one way or another the act of purchasing items you've already purchased, I don't think your decision to go vegan should influence whether or not you get rid of these items. In a way, by continuing to use them, you're doing good by keeping them out of the trash. Also, if you get rid of them, it would mean that the animals that went to create them suffered for absolutely nothing.
However, if you have a moral problem with tainting yourself with acts of violence towards animals (for example if you're one of those people who can't have veggie burgers prepared on the same grill as regular burgers) I would get rid of them.
If you do get rid of them, don't throw them away. If they're in decent condition, give them to your local thrift store (salvation army, goodwill, etc.) or a relative or friend that might want them. The last thing you want is to have a whole bunch of your former stuff sitting in a landfill somewhere. That's my opinion anyway.
June 12th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
Obviously, you are not passionate one way or the other because you are asking total strangers on what you should do, so I dont think it really matters. But if you decide to get rid of your leather, DO NOT THROW AWAY the leather products. Give them to a resale shop. Then others who desire leather will buy them second hand.
June 12th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
I'm no vegan, but I can say that if you decide to get rid of it, don't throw it away. Organize a garage sale or something and sell it: somebody will want it, and it's better than throwing it away because that's an item they will get and it might prevent them from buying something else at the store that's made of animal products, and it's better for the environment anyways. I see no harm in keeping something you've already purchased, though, because you've already done the harm by getting it in the first place and throwing it away won't change that. Just don't buy any other animal products.
Edit: Oh, and same goes for other products you already own made with animal products. Don't throw them out, give them away or do the garage sale thing or something if you don't want to keep them
June 12th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
oh yes, and get rid of all your bug pray too, and stop using antibiotics and soap and water. don't you know that all those deadly germs are little tiny animals. They have rights too. don't wash, you'll kill millions of them each time you wash your hands, and throw away that shampoo, THE SLAUGHTER OF THE NOBLE GERM MUST STOP!!!
June 12th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
It is more wasteful to just throw away everything you can use. You would have to replace things you throw out, and in doing that, just wasting resources. When I went vegan, I used my leather purse for almost 5 months because I didn't want to just throw it away and buy another. I did end up buying a replacement and I plan to donate all my purses I will no longer use. I did go through all my cupboards and donate my food, like canned food, to a collection place. Other things, like my old multivitamins, I just gave to a co-worker that is not vegan. She needed some, she was out, and perfect timing… I had some I was trying to get rid of, they had fish oil in them
Good luck!!
June 12th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
Do NOT throw it away.
Look at it this way. The animal used to make your dream catcher is dead. You think that it is bad for animals to be killed for such things and no longer want to continue buying animal products. Now, it's bad enough that the animal had to die for the item… do you really want to waste that animal's sacrifice? That would be like killing a deer for meat and then just letting it rot.
If you're going vegan, you should continue to use any leather until it is of no further use. If you feel uncomfortable using leather, donate it to someone that needs it, and you will further your cause since that person will not have to buy new leather, thus ordering the deaths of more animals.
June 12th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
I don't have anything that's leather. I was vegetarian for 10 years before I went vegan a year ago. I did, however, have shampoo with pearl powder (wtf's up with that, anyway?) and a cosmetic with beeswax. I finished them up and bought vegan replacements. It also took me months to finally call myself vegan.
If I did have leather shoes or a leather coat, I'd donate them. Some vegans use their old nonvegan things until they wear out. I'm not one to explain myself to many people, but to be honest I wouldn't want to try to explain to people why I was vegetarian or vegan and had leather shoes. I'd donate them to someone who needed them.
Anyway, it's a personal choice if you want to keep it or not.
June 12th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
Toasty, seriously. stfu.
I kept all my leather items that I got as gifts; the damage has already been done. There's no real benefit from getting rid of a keepsake that contains animal products. It's kind of an Indian antic to wear out your animal-based product–getting rid of it is like wasting the animal. (Indians would, for example, kill a deer, and use every single part: bones, hide, fur, and meat. They'd also thank the animal and would let it know that it was not killed in vain. Spiritual, eh? Whereas, a hunter, on the other hand, kills a deer, and mounts its head upon their mantle, as a supposed "game trophy".) But if you feel differently about this, then so be it that you get rid of them. Or you can donate the item as well. No sense it letting it go to waste.
Cheers.
June 12th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
A friend of mine was going with a vegan woman … actually a "girl" and she wanted to get rid of everything made with animal products.
Fortunately, he came to his senses and got rid of the vegan instead. A lot easier and you rid yourself of a major source of stress. Keep the dream catcher dear … they are very beautiful and a spiritual presence in your life and where you live.
June 12th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
I continued to use things like shoes until they wore out, and replaced them when required with non-leather things.
Keep your dream-catcher; I don't see any point in getting rid of something you love, even if you do decide that you don't want to buy things made from leather in future.
There aren't any rules – you alone decide how far you want to take things.
June 12th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
I still have leather shoes, purses and belts, as well as a few silk tops. I didn't see any point in disposing of them since it can't bring back the animal and the economic impact of my decision to buy those items has long since been felt. I had a leather jacket from years ago that I will give away because it's just a little much… but the shoes I'll just wear until it's time to replace them. If you want to keep your dream catcher, I say keep it; you can always sort of use it as a touchstone to remind yourself of how your convictions have changed and the good you're doing by living up to them.