The further technical progress comes in the development and the cultural level of society is higher, the various directions in food appear more and not only. Recently the mankind is disturbed by an ecological situation in the world and the hunger problem unresolved in many Third World countries in this connection increasing number of people become vegans, and it is necessary to tell that between them and vegetarians there are differences.
Vegans and vegetarians – two branches of one current
Veganism is one of vegetarianism classifications. At origin of the last current it was meant that his followers will refuse meat food, and and from fish and seafood because they are got by murder as a result of hunting, industrial catch, fishing, etc. Besides, milk and eggs also were under a ban because these products acted as result of exploitation of animals. Over time some of followers began to allow eases in food, began to use eggs and milk, thereby having broken away from the predecessors professing more strict rules.
Thus there was also a division into two groups, but today big Vega the direction includes a set of various subgroups which have though insignificant, but distinctions. The difference between the vegan and the vegetarian in general is clear – the first has more strict preferences in food, but it is guided not only by food, but also the moral principles, that is the attitude towards animals.
What do vegans differ from vegetarians in?
Followers of more strict current do not want to be related to anything that is connected with murder and exploitation of animals. They do not even eat honey, beekeepers are forced to select it at bees, and sometimes and to kill some individuals. In their diet there are no products containing gelatin and glycerin because receive them from animal products. Some types of the refined sugar and alcoholic beverages also are under a ban, process of their production and cleaning takes place with use of the same animal products.
The difference between vegans and vegetarians is that the first will never be not only there are animal products, but also to use and apply in life of a thing and objects which were tested for animals, for example, cosmetics, drugs. They are ardent fighters for the rights of animals, urge not to go to circuses and zoos, dolphinariums because there animals are exploited and is frequent in awful conditions.
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