This would be true of all be hives that are harvested by the current methods. That is part of the reason veganism is against that, but mostly because the primary idea behind the concept of veganism is rejecting all products that originate from animals. This includes food (meat, dairy, honey, and chemicals derived from any of these ex: casein, which is a common ingrediant that is derived from milk protein, and gelatin which is made from animal bone marrow) and also non foodstuffs such as leather, wool and silk. Theres way more to veganism than not just eating certain things, I think someone already said that it is a lifestyle, not just a diet.
And I almost forgot to mention, to those vegans who are really hardcore, it means not buying any products from any company that tests products on animals, as most pharmacuetical and cosmetic companies do. In addition to the testing on animals which in this case is actually required by law before they can test on humans, most pharmacueticals contain gelatin as an inactive ingrediant, making them technically a dairy byproduct. There is a list on PETAs website of companies that test on animals, and those who do not, along with a list of charities that donate money to animal testing research.
Outside of all these restrictions, especially as the market for vegan products go, there are plenty of replacement products available through the internet and specialty stores poping up. There is vegan imitation cheese, chocolate, milk, leather, cotton(hemp mostly), and of course all sorts of meats made from soy. It is really not a hard lifestyle to maintain if you are dedicated to it.
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