Hidden animal products in an otherwise vegan home?

[Phoenix]

A question was raised last year on another forum and it has played on my mind. :rubchin:

Someone asked if "bone china" really contains bone. (It does contain bone ash, which is what gives the china its pure whiteness. Porcelain china - which doesn't contain bone ash, to the best of my knowledge - always has a slightly grayish tinge to it, when compared to bone china.)

I know that everyone around here is smart and obviously aware of feathers and wool and leather etc etc etc, but does anyone know of any other "normal" household items - like crockery - that could be made with "hidden" animal products?

[1vegan]

I guess it depends on how far ones veganism stretches.

I remember a thread long, long ago, on how stainless steel pans aren't vegan, as they seem to be polished on the outside with something un-vegan.

Back then, I'm talking about 6 years back there was a company somewhere in a scandanavian country that claimed they didn't polish with sheepfat, so those were vegan.

[Bowwowmeow]

I'm sure there are plenty of nonvegan aspects to my houseboat, but since there are no vegan houseboats available, I don't even want to look into everything about my houseboat that isn't vegan, because there's nothing I can do about it, and I'll be miserable thinking about it. I do my best to make sure that every new household thing I buy is as vegan as possible, but I actually don't buy much, because I've got lots of hand-me-down stuff.

I try to concentrate on the biggest things first and foremost, because when people stop killing sheep for food and wool, there won't be any sheep fat available for polishing stainless steel anyway. Which is so disgusting, by the way. Its revolting to think about how many uses people find for the dead bodies of animals.

[Gliondrach]

It used to be difficult to find carpets that didn't have wool in them years ago. Now there is raffia and seagrass. Only the very cheapest carpets were made from nylon. I have a nylon carpet in my sitting room. Had it for years. A lovely brown colour. There could be animal glue in furniture. I remember the glue we used in woodwork lessons at school. It was made from horses' hooves and probably bones. It came in little pellets that looked like capsules. They had to be melted in a pot. Nasty smell.

[thevegantwins]

In our home, sometimes there is a hidden animal in an otherwise vegan home. Her name is Felíne and she likes to go into closets, carrier bags and boxes.:bcat: :uhuh:

[Gliondrach]

So do I.

[thevegantwins]

You like to go into closets, carrier bags and boxes? :dark: :crazy:

[Gliondrach]

Whenever a creditor knocks on the door.

[my3labs]

I think I heard somewhere that some insulation contains animal products.
What about paint?

[Gliondrach]

Shellac is made from insects. I don't know about other paints. They will have been tested on some animals at some time.

[Phoenix]

The multi-quote thingy won't work for me :s:igh:

Anyway, they polish stainless steel with sheepfat??? :blecch: :mad:

And TVT, Feline sounds adorable! :colors:

[Tiggerwoos]

In our home, sometimes there is a hidden animal in an otherwise vegan home. Her name is Felíne and she likes to go into closets, carrier bags and boxes.:bcat: :uhuh:


Is she related to my mob at home?

I went to my wardrobe the other day, which I had left ajar and when I opened it I found one of my cats and the rabbit snuggled up on the laundry basket in there!

[Gliondrach]

What was in the jar in the wardrobe?

[Tiggerwoos]

What was in the jar in the wardrobe?

LOL! You got me there!:excited:

[veggiesosage]

It seems that Ecover have been carrying out testing on invertebrates and using farmed rabbit blood in other tests all along. As a result they won't be carrying the Vegan Society trademark any more

http://tinyurl.com/39h9n9

[Gliondrach]

I haven't used their products for quite a while. I get my soap powder and washing-up liquid from the Co-op.

[1vegan]

It seems that Ecover have been carrying out testing on invertebrates and using farmed rabbit blood in other tests all along. As a result they won't be carrying the Vegan Society trademark any more

http://tinyurl.com/39h9n9

Thanks for posting that :)

I use their products and will now consider to switch to something else.

I read that ecover found the use of human blood unethical cause there's a shortage of human blood, but I disagree with that. I once worked for a bloodbank that also sold blood for that kind of purposes.

[1vegan]

Veggiesoage, did you get that in a newsletter, or did you just happen to read that?

I quit my membership with the vegansociety this year cause I feel they don't do much for veganism internationally, and their website needs an overhaul imho.
The discussion about the last AGM on a certain forum also made me loose confidence in the society.

[Phoenix]

It seems that Ecover have been carrying out testing on invertebrates and using farmed rabbit blood in other tests all along. As a result they won't be carrying the Vegan Society trademark any more
:grumble: Thanks for the info. I won't buy anymore of their products.