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Old 09-07-2007, 01:55 PM   #46 (permalink)
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Regarding honey: from what I understand, when harvesting the honey from the hives, many beekeepers take all of it and don't leave any for the bees. The bees then starve over the winter and die. Even when the beekeepers truly care for their bees and leave them honey, some bees are invariably killed [accidentally] during the harvesting. These are a couple reasons why vegans don't consume honey.

Also, and correct me if I am wrong, honey is a regurgitated product, is it not? So it actually comes right out of the bees, like milk from a cow. Thus, it definitely would not be a vegan product.

Free spirit, if you want to eat honey and eggs, why not do so and be a vegetarian? Nothing wrong with that if it's what feels right for you at present.
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