1.0HappyCowhttps://www.happycow.net/blogCanookhttps://www.happycow.net/blog/author/Canook/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="fdHpuRnaOf"><a href="https://www.happycow.net/blog/veganism-vs-freeganism/">Veganism vs. Freeganism</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.happycow.net/blog/veganism-vs-freeganism/embed/#?secret=fdHpuRnaOf" width="600" height="338" title="“Veganism vs. Freeganism” — HappyCow" data-secret="fdHpuRnaOf" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> It has been said that just because you’re a vegan doesn’t mean that you’re living an ethical life. A cruelty-free life; yes. But an environmentally conscious, organic, fair trade, anti-consumerist, localist, ethical life; maybe not. Or at least that’s the way freegan’s see things.   Freegans are people who take the idea of living an ethical life to the extreme. The vast majority of freegans are vegans, however, a small portion will eat meat so long as it would otherwise go to waste. Employing such measures as dumpster diving, plate scraping, wild foraging, shoplifting and bartering to access food for themselves. Freegans don’t stop at unconventional means of accessing food; they also employ ‘free’ ways for accessing housing, clothing and mobilizing themselves. All while minimizing their level of employment.   Through these practices freegans are protesting the rampant over consumption in our society as well as illustrating the astronomical amount of food that is wasted on a daily basis.   So does this mean that being vegan is no longer enough? Well, that depends on your definition of what it means to be a vegan. For some people, not eating meat, dairy and eggs is enough. Others eliminate animal products […]https://www.happycow.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/cropped-HappyCowSQUARE-2016-512.jpg512512