“Poor People Can’t Go Vegan.”

This is perhaps the most common argument against veganism, and is used both as a reason for an individual not to go vegan and as an argument against veganism itself. […]

“Plants Are Alive/Feel Pain Too.”

This is a surprisingly common argument against veganism; despite the very obvious flaws in this logic. This is often not an attempted justification for eating animals so much as it […]

“Animals Are Bred to Be Eaten.”

This is a surprisingly common argument which appeals to the fact that farmed animals are bred for the express purpose of being eaten. Since this is the purpose of the […]

“Humans Have Always Eaten Animals.”

This argument is at least based on truth, though its intended conclusions are deeply flawed. It is thought that humans have been consuming meat since we were recognisably human and it was […]

“Eating Animals is a Personal Choice.”

This is a very commonly quoted line, used not so much as an attack on veganism but as a personal justification for the consumption of animal products. The reasoning goes, […]

“Eating Animals is Necessary.”

This justification for eating animals and their byproducts is based on misinformation and ignorance. Necessities are things that we cannot live without; the existence of humans subsisting on entirely plant […]