The Vegan Option

A mod that seeks to add vegan alternatives to all Minecraft mob/animal products using the following guidelines:

• Nothing added to worldgen
• No new crops added

"Veganism is a way of living that seeks to exclude, as far as possible and practicable, all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing and any other purpose."
- The Vegan Society

  What's Included   See the Minecraft Forum thread or the Github README     Recommended Companion Mods
Pam's HarvestCraft - Food mod that adds vegan alternatives for most (if not all) recipes
Not Enough Items - VO integrates with NEI to provide in-game documentation     Goals Before v1.0.0

• Balance (I will need a lot of feedback on balance)
• Add a Nether Star alternative or an alternative method of obtaining a Nether Star (need ideas)
• Add a Dragon Egg alternative or an alternative method of obtaining a Dragon Egg (need ideas)
• Make the mod configurable
• Add as much cross-mod integration as possible

  FAQ
Why?
In-game veganism is simply a playstyle that I prefer, in that I think survival games offer a unique way to explore vegan ethics that the real world doesn't provide. For example, attempting to adhere to veganism within Minecraft leads to weird/interesting questions like, "Is it really self-defense to kill a mob if I'm semi-responsible for mobs being able to spawn at all?". It can also encourage non-standard behavior like building a weapon that does the least amount of damage possible.

Do I have to play as a vegan if I install this?
No, this mod simply aims to allow veganism to be a viable option in Minecraft. If you don't choose to adhere to veganism while using this mod, it'll still do a few nice things for you:

• Allows for alternate (hopefully interesting) methods of obtaining mob drops
• Gives uses to various vanilla Minecraft blocks/items that didn't really have a use before (ferns, sunflowers, spruce wood, sandstone, etc)

Should I go vegan (in real life)?
Probably.


Screenshots
Various blocks that the mod adds:

Various in-world crafting methods (generally optional):


Custom NEI handlers:



Misc
You are welcome to add this mod to any modpack you'd like.
The original idea for the mod came from wha-ha-ha on reddit   Status This mod has been updated for 1.20+ on NeoForge and is maintained by SatanicSanta. Updated versions are available on Modrinth.

For Minecraft 1.11 and 1.12, the following forks are available:

• Vegan Life (for MC 1.12)
• Vegan Alternative (for MC 1.11)

No forks for 1.13-1.19 are known. If there are any, let SatanicSanta know and it will be added to this list.