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Oysters: ‘OK’ on a Vegan Diet?

Can oysters and other bivalves really be part of a vegan diet? I’ve heard they can be since they don’t feel pain.

Not according to the definition of veganism, since vegans avoid all things of animal origin, typically for animal-­welfare reasons and the belief that it is wrong to consu...

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