Anka Johnson
2 min readJun 4, 2017

Getting Familiar to the Term Vegan

Some of us might not be familiar with the word vegan or veganism. So what is Vegan? The word vegan is related to people who doesn’t like to use animal products similar to the term vegetarian. Veganism is a belief where the group believes animals have full right to live and live with full freedom. So it is not ethical for them to use products which have animal parts like skin or horn in it or eat any kind of non vegetarian products like eggs or meat. The vegan products are those products which don’t contain animal products. Any kind of animal related stuff is a big no for vegans. Vegetarian is strictly related to foods, people who are pure-vegetarian doesn’t eat beef, chicken, mutton, pork etc whereas vegans are those who doesn’t eat even milk, egg or similar products and also don’t use any products which have used animal products in making it.

It is a comparatively new term and getting much-needed attention nowadays. It excludes all kind of cruelty and exploitation done on animals. The vegan products are those products where no animals are harmed or any animal related part is used in making products. As it is getting attention and people are getting familiar with it so people are opting for vegan products like vegan makeup products, vegan shoes, vegan leather which is also known as artificial leather through which bags, jackets are made.

So if alternatives exist then its better and fair if more and more people opts out for products which are cruelty-free. Companies like Komodo make shoes which are cruelty-free, makeup brands like Nars, Urban Decay make products which are vegan. So there are many companies who are nowadays making vegan products so it is easy to use or search vegan products and ensure animal freedom.