Think about the impact on the toad. It would think you're a predator about to eat it
Imagine you were 10 times larger than another person, a stranger. Would you pick that person up and put them in your mouth? No. Because it would terrorize them
Other species should be respected just like people you don't know, and left alone
Well, the same way a stray cat can come up to you and signal that they want you to pat them on the back, a frog could jump in your lap, and if it stays there for an extended period, you could pat them on the back and lick your finger, and get the same result. I would call that vegan. Doing what Hamilton Morris did in his pharmacopedia is not vegan.
Licking a “psychedelic toad” doesn’t do anything, that’s an urban legend. You have to harvest and process the bufo toxins otherwise they’re poisonous and the process of doing that definitely isn’t vegan.
No, because it is commodifying and exploiting the toad. Also, that's nasty.
But you fail to consider that while on psychedelics, the toad might give you express verbal consent.
No, it wouldn't be vegan, but I think 5-MeO-DMT is the same stuff, so there's a vegan alternative out there somewhere at least.
Think about the impact on the toad. It would think you're a predator about to eat it
Imagine you were 10 times larger than another person, a stranger. Would you pick that person up and put them in your mouth? No. Because it would terrorize them
Other species should be respected just like people you don't know, and left alone
If you get consent from the toad first, otherwise it's of course not vegan.
As someone else pointed out, the frog might give consent but only after you've started hallucinating
Well, the same way a stray cat can come up to you and signal that they want you to pat them on the back, a frog could jump in your lap, and if it stays there for an extended period, you could pat them on the back and lick your finger, and get the same result. I would call that vegan. Doing what Hamilton Morris did in his pharmacopedia is not vegan.
You can do two hallucinogens at once. It's possible to already be hallucinating when you lick the toad.
Just eat mushrooms instead
Licking a “psychedelic toad” doesn’t do anything, that’s an urban legend. You have to harvest and process the bufo toxins otherwise they’re poisonous and the process of doing that definitely isn’t vegan.
I was gonna say, I thought this was just a Family Guy joke, not a real thing.
Would it be vegan to what a what now???