Per the title. If an animal dies out in nature without any human involvement, shouldn’t it be considered vegan to harvest any of the useful parts from it (not nessicarily meat, think hide), since there was no human-caused suffering involved?

Similarly, is driving a car not vegan because of the roadkill issue?

Especially curious to hear a perspective from any practicing moral vegans.

Also: I am not vegan. That’s why I’m asking. I’m not planning on eating roadkill thank you. Just suggesting the existence of animal-based vegan leather.

  • SirActionSack@aussie.zoneEnglish
    42·
    1 day ago

    For the western world motorbikes are largely a luxury. Don’t do the luxury thing AND don’t wear a dead animal seems like a reasonable position to take.

      • SirActionSack@aussie.zoneEnglish
        1·
        15 hours ago

        I don’t think you understand.

        Not doing the activity that requires protective clothing is safer than doing the activity with protective clothing.

        For westerners motorcycle riding and leather jackets are luxuries so it seems the vegan solution would be to not ride and not buy leather.

    • jnod4@lemmy.caEnglish
      2·
      19 hours ago

      For the eastern world motorbikes and mopeds is all everyone has. Far from luxury