A vegan teenager was left shocked after a former friend accused her of being a ‘hypocrite’ because he believed giving oral sex was no different to eating meat.

Toni Ede, 19, said the 22-year-old man told her that engaging in the sex act was the same as eating animal products.

The graduate from Townsville, Queensland, took to social media to share screen grabs of the bizarre exchange online – and her post has since gone viral with hundreds of comments.

Toni Ede, was left shocked after a former friend accused her of being a 'hypocrite' because he believed giving oral sex was no different to eating meat

Toni, who had been chatting to the unnamed man online before planning to meet up with him in person, said she severed ties with the friend by blocking him on social media.

In the messages the man asks 'you're a vegan aren't you?'' before hitting back 'but you've given head,' and then adding, 'a penis is meat'.

Toni, who has been a vegan for six months, said: 'Vegans can engage in oral sex, it's not non-vegan. If you're going to make that argument, you need to do some research.'

Toni said that she was confused as to why someone would go down that route of questioning.

Toni, who has been a vegan for six months, said: 'Vegans can engage in oral sex, it’s not non-vegan. If you’re going to make that argument, you need to do some research'

Toni, who had been chatting to the unnamed man online before planning to meet up with him in person, said she severed ties with the friend by blocking him on social media

'It was kind of humorous but also kind of shocking. I considered him a close friend and trusted him,' she explained.

'I had to block him after this. He had no respect for my opinion, so why should I respect his?'

This is not the first time debate around the topic of veganism and oral sex has swirled, because sperm technically comes from an animal and contains living organisms that are not plants.

But some experts have laid the rumours to rest by arguing no one is harmed by the act – which is the key philosophy that underpins veganism.

'It was kind of humorous but also kind of shocking. I considered him a close friend and trusted him,' she explained

'I had to block him after this. He had no respect for my opinion, so why should I respect his?' Tonin said

Reportedly, the US Vegan Society is neutral on the actions of consenting adults and defines veganism as relating explicitly to non-human animals.

Toni said she had never experienced treatment that extreme before – but admitted it’s not the first time she has come under the blowtorch for her views.

'In my personal experience meat-eaters often attack the vegan community. I never push my views on anyone,' she said.

'All I ask is that people keep an open mind and do your research.'