Leather Shoes

[:Ace:]

Are Vegetarians who wear leather shoes really Vegetarians? If you know what i mean....

[nicola_red]

Yes, cos the definition of a vegetarian is someone who doesn't eat meat.  A lot of veggies choose to avoid leather but it's an extension of their beliefs rather than an intrinsic part. 

[netibiza]

Some veggies are against meat eating as a health option not against cruelty to animals.

[shehin]

As long as they don't eat their shoes.

[VINNY100_2]

If you dont eat fish or meat you are a vegetarian...if you eat fish..you are a pescitarian..!(:)if you want to buy non-leather shoes..then go on line..there's loads out there..brighton has several shops..(:)

[mullein2]

a friend of mine that is a vegetarian wears leather shoes!! she probably thinks no one has noticed!..she also helped herself to some chicken at a party once..then the next day she preaches about not being a meat eater and how kind she is..some of them are hypocrites..i hardly eat any meat as i have never liked it..and dont class myself as a vegetarian or preach to others..its a personal choice..the worst thing about my friend is she has 2 girls and they are early teens now she has kept them on a vegetarian diet all their lives ..they are both so thin and pale they are allways sick..one is seriously anaemic!..and the other one suffering womens problems in her early teens..yet she!!! eats things when she is out and deprives them...i dont say anything as i believe each to his own..but its not right..

[ursula62]

I used to wonder that when I was at college.

There was a gang of Hindu boys who all wore leather jackets as a gang thing, and yet all ate no meat, and some were quite vociferous about vegetarianism. 

When I asked one of the lads about their leather jackets he admitted he hadn't thought about where the leather came from! 

A few weeks later they had switched the gang wear to those American Football fleecey things with the letters embroidered on them.

Sometimes people just need you to ask "why" before they realise!  

[nicola_red]

Can I add, in response to mullein's post, that a healthy veggie diet doesn't have to lead to anaemia or any health problems.  I have been a vegan for almost 7 years and I'm pretty healthy!  It just takes a little research and a good varied diet.  Also, hopefully most veggies don't eat chicken when they are out!  The thought of even touching meat makes me feel physically sick.  I would never preach to anyone about my beliefs as I think so long as a person is happy with what they do then that's fine.  that includes wearing leather. 

[VINNY100_2]

I quite agree red.(:)