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BrownFreak said:

Natural sea sponges

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BrownFreak said:

Natural sea sponges are huge with the "Organic cleansing crowd" - never underestimate the power of stay @ home moms with the credit card in hand...

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darulez said:

so sponges arent vegan?
should the vegan extremist be doing riots now?

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Are Sea Sponges Vegan-Friendly?

At The Sea Sponge Company, we and many of our Vegan customers would say “yes” and the following is why. The first and most debated question to consider related to the “Vegan question” is whether sea sponges are plants or animals. By definition, sea sponges are classified as animals – although, this was debated for centuries, during which time they were considered first as coral and then as “half-plant and half-animal organisms” – but everything about their life cycle is far more akin to that of a plant. Specifically, they grow like plants, they eat like plants, and they have no organs or brain or nervous system, meaning that they are not self-aware, cannot think, and feel no pain of any kind. Additionally, when harvested correctly sea sponges do not die or incur injury; instead, they grow back stronger and fuller than before, like a plant that has been pruned, and at the same time release spores that settle to the ocean floor and form into new sponges. For these reasons most people in the modern day are agreed that using a natural sea sponge is in no way at odds with the Vegan belief system or lifestyle. To read more on this question check out our blog post “Are Natural Sea Sponges Vegan-Friendly?”

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Zwielicht said:

According to this site they are, but that site is biased since they sell them.
https://www.seaspongecompany.com/pages/frequently-asked-questions-about-sea-sponges
https://www.seaspongecompany.com/pages/frequently-asked-questions-about-sea-sponges

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