for those of you who are vegan... i was just curious about what you
don't eat/use other than meats, dairy products, and leather/wool stuff.
like specific types of foods and oils...
For me it really is mostly meat, dairy products, and
leather/wool/suede/silk.
Medicine is difficult, because gelatin isn't vegan so
you have to be careful about what you swallow when you have a headache or
cold. Finding vegan vitamins is easy.
I don't wear any make-up and I think it's easy to find
alternative shampoos and such, especially if you shop online:
www.greenfeet.com
GreenMarketplace.com
www.smallflower.com
www.GardenBotanika.com
www.bodyshop.com
Also, drugstore.com
does a good job of describing cruelty free products. I bought my
boyfriend a bunch of soap for his birthday (he's a clean freak) and was
very pleased with:
Here's a longer list of cruelty-free and vegan
companies:
www.idausa.org/facts/crueltyfree.html
I do not purchase any Procter & Gamble products because
of their cruel testing practices. This is difficult, as they make almost
all laundry products and a ton of cleaning supplies, etc. I recently read
the 80% of US households have Procter & Gamble products in them.
Here is a ton of info on P & G's cruel practices:
www.pginfo.net
Here's a list of their products to avoid as well as
alternatives:
www.pginfo.net/prods.html
Here is Procter & Gamble's defense:
www.pg.com/animalalternatives