{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"HappyCow","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog","author_name":"Canook","author_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/author\/Canook\/","title":"Veganism vs. Freeganism - HappyCow","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"EY8dD2wE8g\"><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=EY8dD2wE8g\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Veganism vs. Freeganism&#8221; &#8212; HappyCow\" data-secret=\"EY8dD2wE8g\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!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);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"It has been said that just because you\u2019re a vegan doesn\u2019t mean that you\u2019re 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\u2019s the way freegan&#8217;s see things. \u00a0 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\u2019t stop at unconventional means of accessing food; they also employ \u2018free\u2019 ways for accessing housing, clothing and mobilizing themselves. All while minimizing their level of employment. \u00a0 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. \u00a0 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 [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/cropped-HappyCowSQUARE-2016-512.jpg","thumbnail_width":512,"thumbnail_height":512}