Can Vegans Use Bone China?
Posted by China Sourcing CommentatorAug 11
I never thought about it before, but recently read that up to 45% of the mass of fine bone china is ground ox bone, which is mixed with clay and other compounds. As vegans do not use dairy, honey, silk, or leather, I was wondering if they avoided such other products as crockery made from bone ash, with the ox of course being an especially holy animal in many parts of the world. And where does all that ox bone come from anyway? Google sources seem rather reticent on this. And why ox bone, when surely cow and sheep bones would be much more plentiful?
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The bone used apparently makes the china strong and translucent, but there are companies making bone china from synthetic ash, so I guess a vegan who wanted some fine china would try to find one of those companies.
GJ-2, certainly diabetic vegans use insulin. Being a vegan means doing all you can to minimise your contribution to animal suffering and exploitation; risking your health or your life is not required. All medicines have, by law, been tested on animals at some point. Vegans who have serious and life-threatening conditions don’t refuse medication, that would be lunacy, not vegan.
I’m vegan and I owe my life to drugs and procedures that have been – by law – tested on animals
Fluffy cat & lo_mcg are right vegans wouldn’t use bone china. I sure wouldn’t use it. It’s on par with using leather, silk, ivory etc. There are plenty of cruelty free alternatives to bone china that look just as nice. China, leather, silks are all non essential decorative items where as insulin and medicine are nessariy and life saving treatments. There is a world of difference between the two. veganism is about minimising the harm and exploitation of animals. We arn’t martyrs, we do the best we can.
[edit]: hi veggie wedgie you’re avatar got a makover… very nice =0) I think china is too fancy shmancy too.
I’ve vegan, and I know that every product I use I have researched the origins, nutrition, and nature of it (which is probably what everyone should do for heath reasons.)
If there is actual BONE in bone china than definitely not.
We don’t believe in killing animals, eating them, or using any products by them, much less using their bones.
i guess ox bone is denser,
also, if vegans knew this then they would not use it i guess.
also, i wonder if there are any diabetic vegans who use insulin, even though the insulin was developed by animal testing.
i wouldnt be too concerned,
if you were at someones house and were using it i dont think that would be too upsetting as you are not creating more demand for it,
i would not however buy it
Vegans make efforts to abstain from animal products, and bone china is one of them.
Personally, I don’t dig china. Too fancy-schmancy for me.
Hi, You are right, bone china is made partially of bones, I used to have bone china cups but gave them all to the local dog rescue charity shop when i turned veggie!
I would think that they wouldn’t…yeah why use ox bone that’s kinda silly. why not use ceramic or something.