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Social reasons:
No one publicly acknowledges himself to be more than occasional or social drinker; no parents are happy or proud if their children consume alcohol, regardless of their age. Eight % of US population suffers from alcohol abuse and/or alcohol dependence. This number does not include so-called social drinkers (if one can always control the amount).
As we know the human brain is different from that of animals in that we have the power to think, analyze, and speak; alcohol alters all three. This is the basic cause of alcohol-related social problems including: domestic violence, aggressive behavior, anger, violence, sexual abuse and rape, broken friendships, broken families, ruined careers, and the phenomenon of binge drinking and its associated problems.
Is your booze vegan?
It might seem strange to consider, but your favorite drink might have more than just alcohol in it.
Brew-masters, winemakers, and distillers may include animal ingredients in their products directly, or they might use them in the processing and filtration.
When making the product, dairy, honey, and other things (including, in one case, a whole chicken dropped in the tank) are ingredients in the final recipe.
When filtering the drinks prior to bottling, companies can use things like isinglass (from fish bladders,) gelatin, egg whites, and seashells, among other things. These products grab onto the impurities and make it easier to catch them in the filters, though there are many animal-free alternatives in
use.
These ingredients don't usually show up on the label, so the only way to find out is to ask.
Now you decide: is this behavior consistent with ahimsa?
An Ahimsa Crisis: You Decide
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