Edamommy’s Vegan Diary: Vegan Loopholes – Learn how to exploit them
One edamommy attempts to cut meat out of her life.
I haven’t mentioned how I am going to approach the non-food side of veganism. I do own leather shoes and handbags. I am sure some of my cosmetics have lanolin and honey. When I was a Pre-V (pre-vegan), I bought mostly organic food and more natural cosmetics and products. Although I won’t be removing all non-vegan items from my home, I won’t be buying any more items which contain animal products for myself, and I’ll try to find non-animal substitutes for my family.
Here’s a loophole which I plan to exploit shamelessly. I am a big fan of consignment and thrift 
shops, so I feel less guilty about giving clothes a second life even if they contain wool or leather.
I went to my local Goodwill today and I spent $9 on clothing. Here’s what I got in the kids department: Three Laura Ashley summer dresses, two flannel-lined jeans, two Gymboree capris, one very sparkly dance leotard, one Hanna Andersson spring dress, a light spring jacket, a VHS tape (the Wiggles with Bindi the Jungle Girl) and an Elmo book that talks. Nothing I bought had any animals in it, but the VHS tape had animals on it (that’s ok).
Hope I am still in good standing with all of the vegans I haven’t met. Not sure how I will know if I am not. I wonder if a little “V” will appear on my forehead, like Harry Potter’s lightening bolt.
-”Edamommy” Mary Talalay is a writer for KIWI Magazine
3 comments
It wouldn’t be a V on your forehead, it would be a giant M put there by a Death Eater, er, I mean Meat Eater. Not to worry, though! You could pass it off as simply your first initial.
On a different note – are you going to explore different investing options for animal-friendly responsible stocks and funds, etc.?
And the zoo – love to hear your thoughts on the pros and cons of them from a vegan perspective.
Keep up the great updates! Go Edamommy!
Hi Annelies:
I am keeping this blog apolitical – as a ruthless journalist seeking the truth (I think that might be a line from Bridget Jones), I am only discussing the issue from the carbon-footprint perspective because I do want to keep this blog funny and light, like soy milk.
Gymboree Childrens Clothing…
I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you….
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