Are you a smoking vegan, what is your opinion?

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Are you, or do you know some one who is a vegan.But they have the nasty habit of smoking ciggies? What are your thoughts on that subject.Do you think they should still call themselves vegan even though,they do everything else vegan,except there addiction? I would like to know what you think.Thanks for your opinion.Best one gets the points!

Answer 1

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Cigarettes come from tobacco plants and trees. It's an unhealthy habit, but that doesn't mean it's not vegan.

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Thanks a lot Bill for your input.
Cheers!

Answer 2

my cousin is a vegan, he smokes, he is a vegan because he cares about the welfare of animals. i am a vegetarian and smoker and i don't eat meat because of again the animals

Answer 3

Well tobacco plants are sprayed with beef extracts to make them grow stronger and faster.
I found that out when researching for a biology project

If someone was a vegan, and they still smoked, they wouldn't be very good, it would show they don't really look out for what they are putting in their bodies. It's not hard to find out how un-veg*n ciggarettes are.

Answer 4

Well nearly every brand of smokes are tested on animals, so I think if they were vegan they should either quit or seek out a cruelty-free brand.

Answer 5

I don't smoke, but my vegan boyfriend is a smoker. I don't see how he would become less of a vegan for consuming tobacco, which is a plant and not an animal or an animal by-product. While a lot of vegans also seems to be a part of the straight edge culture, it's not included in veganism and drugs, alcohol and tobacco doesn't make one less of a vegan.

Answer 6

Yes, I used to smoke but I quit when I realized how bad it really is.. and I'm only 17 =[
Ciggies are vegan so I don't see why vegans that smoke can't call themselves vegan.

Answer 7

Health is a component of Veganism, but technically if someone avoids animal products purely for health they are not really Vegans. The term Vegan was first coined in 1944 by an Englishman named Donald Watson, who defined it as such:

"Veganism denotes a philosophy and way of living which seeks to exclude - as far as possible and practical - 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 alternatives for the benefit of humans, animals, and the environment."

The underlying motivation for Veganism is ethical, not health. Therefore a person can smoke tobacco, provided it is pure (preferably organic) and not laced with animals products (which many cigarettes are). Personally as a Vegan, I don't smoke, but technically I could and still be a Vegan.