Outside my household, I am 100% vegan.
I have chickens though, and can say that I do consume their eggs time to time. If Mum cooks/bakes something with their eggs in it I'll eat it. As far as people are concerned I am vegan, in my own household I'm cruelty-free. I try to live an all round balanced lifestyle - eggs are a by product and I find resourcefulness as appealing as saving animals. I'd rather source something from my backyard (that would otherwise be a waste product) than consume something highly processed and imported from the other side of the world.
There's no cruelty involved, it would be like me fertilising my veggie patch with their sh*t. Ethically and obviously in my opinion, I see nothing cruel about it. I can however, see that going out and purchasing animals ie a cow, in order to use it for it's milk does not support the idea of veganism. I rescued my chickens from a battery however, to save their lives, not so I could eat eggs. They're just a handy by product that we share around with neighbours and eat from time-to-time.
I personally find this method of living or claim to vegan, "outside your household." A contradcition.
You are a vegetarian and I am happy you are almost there. I hope you make it fully one day because then you will be able to promote the well being of animals fully and without contradiction. Any form/use of animal products promotes mass production.
(yes i clearly read ... outside of your house... but you are a vegetarian)
Wiki:
Veganism is the practice of abstaining from the use of animal products. Ethical vegans reject the commodity status of animals and the use of animal products for any purpose, while dietary vegans (or strict vegetarians) eliminate them from their diet only. Another form, environmental veganism, rejects the use of animal products on the premise that the industrial practice is environmentally damaging and unsustainable.[1]
