What Is A Vegan?

Avoiding exploiting animals means not consuming, wearing, or using animals in any way. This also includes practices like confining them in zoos for our entertainment, using them as transportation or for the testing of cosmetics or medicine.

What Does It Mean to Be ‘Plant-Based’?
The term ‘plant-based’ refers to someone adopting a diet the same as a vegan, where animals are not exploited for the food and drinks consumed. So, this diet excludes meat, dairy, eggs, fish, and any other animal-derived products.

However, the similarities between being vegan and being plant-based end there. Plant-based means eating a diet based only on plants and crops, whereas veganism is an ethical position that extends beyond diet to avoid animal exploitation in every aspect of life. For example, someone who rides (exploits) a horse can’t correctly be called vegan, even if they follow a plant-based diet.