No matter what your lifestyle, no matter what your needs, you can find a cruelty-free alternative to every use of animals! From sports equipment to hair dye, let Animal Times® readers demonstrate the endless possibilities for solving vegan quandaries.

Amazing Attaché
Jenny Green attends meetings carrying her sophisticated vegan attaché (Aesop, Inc., Box 315, North Cambridge, MA 02140; 617-628-8030, or in the U.K from Luxury Without Leather: 01494 539136).

Kindness at the Wheel
When Ellen Little leased a new BMW, she didn’t want the leather seats. With one phone call, she persuaded the dealership to replace the seats with vinyl!

Jerky Junkie
Jason Baker loves chewy vegan jerky (from Lumen Foods, 800-256-2253, and Spice of Life, 818-909-0052).

Go the Distance!
Long-distance runner Lee Hall leaves her opponents in the dust in vegan running shoes from Etonic and Avia. “The quality is excellent, and they’re comfortable and durable,” she reports. In the U.K., check out Vegetarian Shoes (01273 691913).

Eggs-traordinary and Egg-Free!
Jane Garrison uses commercial egg replacers (made mainly from potato starch), when she bakes.

Save the Silkworms!
Finance wiz Ian Long sports nonsilk ties available from Pangea, (800-340-1200) and many department stores.

Power Lunch
Dawn Carr serves friends fabulous fakes, like sandwiches stacked high with Tofurky deli slices and Foney Baloney, and faux “clam” chowder made with Flavored Seafood Bits (from Harvest Direct, 800-835-2867) and soy milk instead of cream. “It’s delicious—and no one had to die,” says Dawn. For a quick taste of the sea, try Worthington’s Vegetable Skallops! You can bread ’em, fry ’em or broil ’em, and they’re great spiked with a squirt of lemon juice. Write to Worthington Foods, Inc., Worthington, OH 43085.

An Eye for Animals
Alison Green uses cruelty-free contact lens solution from Lobob Laboratories, which tests its solutions and cleaners only on human volunteers (for a U.S. local retailer, call 800-83LOBOB).

Doggie Delicacy
Daphna Nachminovitch gives her dog Pablo vegan “pig ears” especially for dogs (from Nature’s Recipe at 800-843-4008). In the U.K., order vegan dog food from Happidog Petfoods (01772 614952).

Exotic Shopper
Janet Burkitt has found that Asian grocery stores can be great sources of imitation shrimp, vegetable dumplings and other vegan goodies.

The body-hugging black cat suit Uma Thurman wears in “The Avengers” may look like leather, but it’s actually stretch vinyl. Order your very own Avengers cat suit from the J. Peterman catalog (800-231-7341).

Kind Cuts
Don’t hesitate to ask for non-animal items whatever the situation. PETA’s president, Ingrid Newkirk, asked for and received synthetic stitches in the hospital, instead of the standard ones made from sheep’s intestines.

Home Run
Score big with a vegan fielder’s glove! Made from soft polyvinyl with nylon mesh, it becomes soft and pliable with use (Heartland Products, Box 218, Dakota City, IA 50529; 515-332-3087).

Phenomenal Photographer
Photographer Patrick McVicker’s digital camera doesn’t use film containing gelatin (from Nikon, Kodak, Canon and Casio).

Clean Conscience
When U.S. Navy Chaplain Susan Carney discovered the only laundry detergent on board her ship was Tide, made by Procter & Gamble, she sent PETA an emergency order for a cruelty-free substitute. Wrote Susan, “I would much rather wash in plain water than wash in a product that tests on innocent animals!” Now, armed with humanely tested detergent, Susan’s clothes AND her conscience are clean!

Fine Fake
Tell the world there’s no skin in those shoes with PETA’s eye-catching “Fake Leather” stickers. Call 800-483-4366 to order ($1.25 per set of two). In the U.K., call the PETA office at 0181 785 3113.