Guest guest Posted July 9, 2004 Report Share Posted July 9, 2004 wear the shoes! you did all you could to find out the information, no one leads a 100% vegan life. be happy for what you *are* accomplishing! take your other health issues into account too. my thoughts anyway, ~shahara (who still wears leather combat boots...they are years old and bought used, why waste them?) Would you wear the shoes? Why or why not? www.terrasoluna.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2004 Report Share Posted July 9, 2004 Hi- I am new to this group but have been on other vegan chat lists before. I signed off one particularly hostile list, so I am hoping that the question I am going to ask now does not start a hostile discussion. I would like your ideas, I truly would. I will try to present my thoughts in an organized fashion. 1. I have always worn New Balance Walking shoes. They are the only ones that have supported my orthotics, my heavy weight, my leg pain, etc.. For this reason, I love them. 2. I have tried many other shoes: Easy Spirit, Rockport, etc. None are comfortable. My foot is extra wide: EE. 3. New Balance, at my inquiry, sent me a rather ambiguous email telling me which of their shoes were animal-free. However, I will insert here what New Balance said about the glue in the shoes: "ALL of the following models are made with synthetic materials.However. please note that we do use different types of gluesdepending on what is available. Also be aware that some of ourglues will contain animal products as many glues do. Even thoughthe shoe contains all synthetic leather does not mean it willbe completely vegan. We do not mix real and synthetic leatherson any shoe. It is either leather or synthetic period." 4. This means to me that there would be absolutely no way of knowing if the shoes were vegan or not. They might have animal-free glue, or they might not, but I would have no way of knowing. I am trying to do this right. This threw me for a loop, however. My question: Would you wear the shoes? Why or why not? <I am somewhat sure what I am going to do, but I would like to hear your ideas> Thanks very much.C. Gadarian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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