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How about using birds’ discarded feathers for decorations? Discarded seashells? Pearls from clams that died naturally?
Well, I hope you are happy with the answers you already got, because my answer is that I personally don't care to keep these items, so I don't have much of an opinion on it. 😎
That's kind of the point I was trying to make up there, that I don't have to be the arbiter of all morals, just my own morals...
But if you want to keep such trinkets and you feel like you've informed yourself enough to know that no harm is done to these animals, and that makes you decide that it is moral, I will gladly accept your decision.
If I learn that it does harm in some way, I would let you know, though. Not to attack you, but because I would assume that you want to do no evil. And that you don't subscribe to the ~~horseshit~~ belief that your own ignorance of evil makes it moral.
I feel like I really need to drive home that veganism is when you care, but you're also lazy. I don't want to have to inform myself about every supply chain for my food and every possible moral effect that my actions might have. So, I just nope the fuck out of a large chunk of that by not dealing with animal-sourced products.
Like, yeah, if a bird drops a feather in front of you, the supply chain is quite obvious and I would hope you don't set off a trend of enough people wanting feathers in their homes for there to emerge an industry.
So, it's almost certainly fine. But if I myself don't actually want a feather, you can bet your ass that I will gladly stop thinking right then and there.
If these were not just random examples and rather genuine questions, then I would try to help you reason through it, but ultimately the decision is yours...
They’re not just random examples for some people though. For some indigenous peoples these items are a foundational part of their cultural practices.
Then those indigenous people need to figure out their morals. Chances are, they are embedded in a context where this is a lot easier, because they don't have factory farming. They are part of the food network and take only as much as nature can recover.
You want me to be the arbiter of all morals? Well, there's my take. Indigenous people hunting are not the problem. Other parts of the hivemind might have a different view on that, though, and I'm not gonna apologize for their take.
I find corspes yuck because it feels the same as cannibalism to me. I have no issues with touching human hair or fingernails, but I wouldn't eat your arm, spleen or eye. Does this help?
Speaking for every single vegan on the whole world: If you fancy that stuff, go for it. We won't deny you our universal seal of approval for that.
It's true, I can't deny that vegans approve of protecting the universe's seals.