Vans is an excellent company to turn to when you are looking for a selection of cruelty free vegan footwear at a reasonable cost.   Unfortunately Vans simply does not offer a winterized version of their footwear and trust me, us conscious consumer's feet get just as cold as anyone else's.  Vans does make a winterized MTE line.   Van's also has a policy of not taking any suggestions for consumers.  

Please read the email responses I received.  The first answers my question regarding cruelty free winterized footwear.  The second is a refusal to even take into consideration the suggestion of a vegan option for winterized footwear.  

Hello Fred,

Thank you for contacting Vans!

I apologize, but the MTE is not vegan/leather free and we do not have a weatherized shoe that is Vegan.  We do however have a ton of Vegan options if you search Vegan on our website, but here is the link just in case:

http://www.vans.com/shop/ SearchDisplay?storeId=10153& catalogId=10703&langId=-1& beginIndex=0&searchSource=Q& sType=SimpleSearch&searchTerm= vegan

If you have any other questions, please feel free to reach out to Vans Customer Service.

Best Regards,

Vans Team

Next is the refusal of taking into consideration a vegan option for a winterized shoe.

Hello Fred,

Thank you for contacting us. We sincerely appreciate your interest in Vans, but we are unable to accept or review ideas. We'd enjoy seeing the many fresh & exciting ideas that come to us here at Vans. However, corporate policy prohibits us from reviewing or accepting any unsolicited ideas.  As you can imagine, our staff constantly works on new product, marketing plans, and ideas. Suggestions offered to Vans from others may not be new or novel, or may be similar to ideas already under consideration or that may be independently created by Vans. To avoid misunderstandings, we have adopted a policy of not considering outside ideas or suggestions.

Instead, you may want to check out our main site at www.vans.com.  We occasionally have special contests available where we specifically invite you to create a design.  Or, you can join the online community and share your ideas with thousands of loyal Vans fans. Chances are good that the Vans community will provide you with a lot of great feedback!

Best Regards,
Vans Team

Will you join me in suggesting to Vans a vegan winterized option similar to their popular MTE line?

For the animals!!!

For our freezing wet feet!!!