No, it would not be vegan to eat any animal, even if it had died of old age. Vegans are meant to avoid all animal products, and though the animal may have died of natural causes, it is still an animal. 17 мая 2014 г.
Can you eat an animal that died of natural causes?
The verdict? It's not advisable to eat meat from unknown sources or where the cause of death is unknown. Dead animals can carry several diseases that may be transmitted to humans when they eat the meat.
Can vegans eat roadkill?
Buhler called roadkill “the perfect meat for vegetarians and vegans” in Modern Farmer, explaining that a road-killed animal “was not raised for meat, was not killed for meat, it is just simply and accidentally meat.”
Is 100% vegan possible?
Likewise, Prof Andrew Smith, the author of A Critique of the Moral Defense of Vegetarianism and a dedicated vegan himself, would probably concur that it is impossible to be 100% vegan, not least because plants get their nutrients from the soil, which is partly composed of decayed animal remains.
Can vegans be cannibals?
Cannibalism is generally not considered vegan because humans are animals, and vegans do not eat animals. However, the possible exception is consensual cannibalism, where someone has given consent to eat their body after they die.
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