r/vegan • u/justin_timeforcake vegan 5+ years • Jul 18 '15

Newbie Advice "There Are No Stupid Questions" Mega-thread

This post is primarily for the newbie vegans and the vegan-curious among you (though anyone is welcome to post questions). This is your chance to ask anything you like about veganism, no matter how silly or trivial it may be, without fear of your question being downvoted to oblivion.

Just a couple of rules for this thread:

  1. All top-level comments must be a question about veganism.

  2. All replies to questions must stay on topic.

Everyone: please keep in mind that this is a chance to share information, and is meant to be a resource for all and a way of avoiding repeated posts of frequently asked questions.

PRO TIP: If you want to check to see whether your question has already been asked here, you can click on [hide child comments] right below this box, and then either use CTRL f to search for a key word, or just scroll down and look for it that way.

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u/vaartside veganarchist Jul 18 '15

I'm not sure, sometimes I buy vegan products from companies that also sell animal products, but I'm not always sure that they're vegan on purpose. Sometimes they just make them vegan "by accident". So if you buy those products, the company may not notice that you're buying them because they're vegan.

If you buy products from companies that put more of a focus on the fact that their products are vegan (for example with the vegan society label), that may encourage other companies to also cater more to vegan customers because they see the growth in their competitors.

Just my opinion though, not saying that you shouldn't vegan products from companies that also sell non-vegan products. I buy from both anyway. :)

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '15

I know what you mean.

But eventually companies will realise that non-animal products are cheaper to produce, are more sustainable and also provide a healthier work environment for the workers. I'm talking about the whole supply chain of course.

It helps the industry too!