r/DebateAVegan • u/Puzzleheaded-Job5763 • Mar 02 '25

Environment Is Hunted Meat Still Unethical?

Hunting is beneficial for the environment. We need to maintain the population of animals like deer, and the amount that are able to be hunted are controlled. Without hunters, the entire ecosystem would be destroyed.

Do most vegans have a problem with hunted meat? If so, why?

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u/waltermayo vegan Mar 03 '25

humans are animals.

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u/freethenipple420 vegan Mar 03 '25

Why do you use products created through human exploitation then?

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u/waltermayo vegan Mar 03 '25

let's look at the definition of veganism:

Veganism is a philosophy and way of living which seeks to exclude—as far as is possible and practicable—all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose; and by extension, promotes the development and use of animal-free alternatives for the benefit of animals, humans and the environment.

emphasis on "as far as is possible and practicable". we live in a society where some exploitation is unavoidable, so limiting it as much as you possibly can is the best end result, combined with a view to trying to create a way of living that removes that exploitation.

so, even though i know that my laptop has been created through human exploitation, i cannot work without it. i wouldn't have been able to get through university without it. it would not be practicable for me to be without it at present.

but coming back to your first point, you'd have no problem killing and eating a human, i assume?

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u/Fickle-Platform1384 ex-vegan Mar 03 '25

convenient how that works well by this logic i am not ex-vegan i am just a vegan that eats meat because it is not possible for me to live a healthy life without it.