Vegans , if an animal is killed by accident, like a deer getting hit, is it ok to eat it?

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or is it always bad.

coldmarch · Accepted Answer

The point of eating vegan is generally: sabotaging the meat industry, or anyway, to stop animal abuse. That means: not raising the demand of animal products (from supermarkets, restaurants etc), and not rewarding its production with money straight from their pockets. Substantially, vegan means mostly to not -buy- those products, not to not -eat- them, strictly. But generally when you eat them they're also bought "for yourself".
So, in theory, if an animal is killed by accident, nobody actually requested a higher demand for its meats, neither rewarded its killing through money from their pockets.
So, eating it would be in line with the vegan goal.
But, since the society offers a very high amount of meat all around us, a person who goes vegan usually has to get used to this lifestyle, and so to get used to refuse a lot of food sources, check ingredients etc. This habit simplifies often in "eating X is wrong", regardless from its origin. It's safe to assume the absolute most of the time people don't eat animals killed by accident, so simplifying the "rule" is usually in line with the goals, even if it misses the "chance" to not eat an animal killed by accident, but that's not really perceived like a lost chance because of habit and simplification, that would make it feel weird to eat anyway.
Another thing to take in account is that there are vegans who eat like that in order to get a healthier diet (and do that only for that, or, most often, alongside with the ethical motivation). In this case, they would avoid any meat, regardless.

purplepoppy · Accepted Answer

I don't know but when someone serves a vegan a venison steak and says its OK because tte deer bounced off his car, I really want to be there.

WindAtMyBack · Accepted Answer

I've never been a vegan but I was a vegetarian for several years. I didn't do it for moral reasons, I did it for health. Even while I was vegetarian I never considered eating meat immoral, it wasn't even a side benefit.

Anyway, after being vegetarian for several years, I didn't even think of meat as food any more. It's not like it was food I didn't eat, it just wasn't food. Meat was no more food than eating a rock or the tires of my car. If a deer is killed by a car, I can't see a vegan suddenly classifying it as food regardless of the morality involved. There just wouldn't be any reason to eat such a thing.

jshm2 · Accepted Answer

For strict vegans it's still "no".

Veganism is about not eating meat at all - similar to the Buddhist monk vows.

Where alongside the 5 silas You have the Mahāyāna Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra, and a Mahayana sutra where the Buddha insisted that his followers should not eat any kind of meat or fish. Even vegetarian food that has been touched by meat should be washed before being eaten.

Shamalien · Answer

If it was truly an accident then ofc it is morally okay to eat. Whether it’s good for your body and spirit is another thing but who knows tbh. All I know is don’t cause suffering to sentient beings if at all avoidable

AviatorTom · Answer

Roadkill meat is generally fine to eat, so long as the animal hasn't been dead for very long. The problem in most US states is that it's illegal to do that. It's considered a form of hunting without a permit.

TheorionMage · Answer

Why would you elect to waste that precious animal's sad misadventure? 'WE' didn't get a vote in making the Divinity's life parameters!

Sonorous · Answer

Why did I think the title said: Vegans, if an animal killed you by accident, like a deer, is it ok to eat it?

OlderAndWiser · Answer

You will not be as purely moral as a vegan if you eat meat, even if it was killed accidentally.

SunflowerApple · Answer

Please don't troll me, I enjoy being a vegan and love animals so much they are from God

monkeynutts · Answer

Accidents happen, but vegans don't eat animals, because that would not make them good vegans, plus they would get sick if they did.

RuthlessAggression · Answer

Or, how about nature happening Like natural predators and natural prey. I wonder how they feel about how a lion eats gazelle or whatever it is

genericname85 · Answer

that would depend on the individuals reason to be a vegan.

eitotipton · Answer

Vegans are religious zealots. They’ll find some justification to call it immoral.

Anonymous · Answer

If you're vegan you can own a car or use electricity because they both need fossel fuels ditto plastics

noohair · Answer

Early humans became modern humans by eating meat. It is in out genetics to consume meat.

Wise4myage · Answer

Well, it’s considered poaching in some states.

andreasderjuengere · Answer

You eat the car

saarisrael · Answer

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