Do vegans kill flies, mosquitoes, spiders and other insects?

Do vegans kill flies and other insects in everyday life? If you're asking yourself this question, you've come to the right place! "Full-blooded vegans" want to protect animals from exploitation by humans, as well as from animal suffering and cruelty to animals protect. But does this also apply to smaller animals such as spiders, flies and mosquitoes? How do vegans deal with them?

In this article I would like to give you briefly and concisely everything you need to know about the vegan attitude towards insects. Let's go!

Basic attitude of vegans towards spiders, flies, mosquitoes and other insects.

As a vegan, I want to avoid any violence towards animals as much as possible. This is of course also the case with insects such as wasps, ladybugs, house flies and mosquitoes, as well as arthropods such as spiders or centipedes.

Instead of swatting them to death with a fly swatter, I prefer to protect myself AND the animalthan just me alone. For example, by installing a fly screen on the window or sleeping under a mosquito net in warmer climates.

If a spider or wasp strays into my four walls, I just bring it in briefly. in a glass outside. And I avoid fruit flies by not leaving fruit and vegetables out and taking the organic waste out regularly. What's the problem? 🙂

"Any stupid boy can crush a bug. But all the professors in the world can't make one."

Arthur Schopenhauer

This attitude may seem rather silly to some people. But one person only attributes a world of feelings and a will to live to living beings in which this is directly recognizable - and the other sees a value in every life.

Good to know: Vegan:inside also do not eat honeybecause bees have to work pretty hard and are exploited for the production of this popular food. Just because the animals are small and inconspicuous is no reason to exploit them for personal gain. Do you feel the same way? Then try this vegan honey* on a dandelion basis! 🙂

When do vegans also kill flies, mosquitoes, spiders and insects in general?

There is no danger when bugs, flies and spiders are simply wandering around your own four walls. But there is when a mosquito or wasp sits on your skin. In such moments of Self defense most vegans will (probably) also go for it.

Just as among meat eaters, there are also among vegans such and such. Some people still carefully bring the little biting animals outside even after they have settled on their own arm.

Whether a vegan kills a mosquito or not, is definitely not an argumentto justify meat consumption. This is because the initial question discussed here is usually asked by people who deliberately accept that large, sentient mammals such as cows or pigs are not allowed to live in the Factory Farming have to suffer and die for their own meals.

The question then really only serves to, Catching vegans in their "inconsistency"They do not seem to live in complete harmony with their own values. Classic Whataboutism just. In the end, it is intended to justify one's own lifestyle and diet. But the question merely confirms that the person asking is well aware that they themselves live more animal-friendly could.

Book Tip: Cooking animal-friendly and vegan is actually pretty easy! With the recipes from the book "Vegan & Easy" by Bianca Zapatka* it gets even easier! 🙂

Don't vegans indirectly kill many more insects when harvesting plants?

A little-considered argument that many meat eaters love to fall back on is that "Vegans: kill a lot more animals inside". The background is that during the harvest of soy, corn and Co. also small fawns, frogs and not least countless insects die can.

That's true, and it's also hard to completely prevent. But to whom these animals are really important, who should all the more vegan life. This is because the very masses of animal feed needed for meat production must be grown and harvested. Also the Deforestation of the rainforests mainly takes place for new areas for the cultivation of animal feed.

Those who do without animal products, therefore reduces the risk and the number of animals killed for their own food drastically.

How to kill as few insects as possible

Whether you are a vegan, vegetarian or meat eater - whether you are a fly, wasp, house spider, bumblebee, Colorado potato beetle, snark, butterfly or wild bee - In the end it is a good deedto let animals live.

Here are some Tipsso that you kill as few insects as possible in future:

• Reduce your consumption of animal foods: Per less meateggs, milk, etc., the fewer cows, pigs or chickens die directly and the fewer insects die indirectly in the production of animal feed for you. Simply use the book "Vegan & Easy" by Bianca Zapatka*.
• Put spiders outside: Take a jar or a piece of paper and put spiders and other small animals outside. They are just looking for a safe place to hide from the wet and cold, just like you 🙂.
• Use mosquito repellent: You can make your own completely natural mosquito spray from at least 40 percent alcohol, water and essential oils. To make sure that biting insects leave you alone, fly screens and mosquito nets also do the trick.
• Do not eat insects: When you Protect insects you shouldn't eat them. Logical, right? Simply avoid pasta, protein bars or burger patties made from grasshoppers and mealworms - and eat their plant-based counterparts instead.

Can you think of any other tips for protecting insects? Then feel free to write me a comment. I can also recommend my article about how you can Drive away waspswithout harming them.

Do vegans kill flies, spiders, mosquitoes and other insects? Who cares!

There are vegans who kill mosquitoes and vegans who kill small insects and in potentially dangerous situations. act according to their moral values. That is no different among mixed foodies.

But that doesn't really matter. Leave animals alone as long as they do not pose a threat to your own lifeis always a good way forward. In addition, the global species extinctions is already progressing fast enough. So let's do our bit to help solve this massive ecological problem as quickly as possible.

"Any stupid boy can crush a bug. But all the professors in the world can't make one."

Arthur Schopenhauer (more at Species protection quotes)

I hope I was able to answer your initial question with this post. Do you have any questions, tips or suggestions? Then I look forward to your comment.

Stay animal-friendly,

PS: You also want to know, Why vegans don't drink cow's milk? In the linked article, I now explain it to you in detail.