For those who are avoiding exploiting wild creatures, there was an item on the radio this morning about 'vegan gardening'. No blood, fish and bone; no manure from farmed animals or chickens. But it seems that wormeries are acceptable. Why is it OK to keep worms captive in a container if you are so sensitive about other creatures? (Or is it just because the worms are not deliberately killed?)

The fact is that all living things exist by absorbing parts of other living (or previously living) things. I would not be very healthy if I only ate what had died a natural death from sickness or old age, or ripe fruit that had fallen to the ground.