2026-11-04 18:40 UTC
I won’t argue for most of the animal-based market but I reject the idea that eggs are inherently unethical. Some of the ways they are produced certainly are (the vast majority even, I assume), but chickens just lay eggs in their day to day life and I don’t think anything is wrong with eating them, though I do acknowledge that finding ethical options is probably more complex than just paying a bit extra for the free range cartons.
I should find a local producer again, then they are usually both cheaper and not factory farmed.
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@alekwithak@lemmy.world 2026-11-04 18:45
no need to try to argue
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@astropenguin5@lemmy.world 2026-11-04 23:14
Yeah this is why I could maybe be vegetarian in the future but never vegan.
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@NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 2026-11-04 23:27
Wild hens lay 10 to 15 eggs a year. We selectively bred them into the horror of daily laying.
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@pirc_lover@feddit.uk 2026-11-05 07:39
The unethical part is the reason there’s so many more hens than cockerels (the male chicks get killed off early).
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@Danquebec@sh.itjust.works 2026-11-05 17:30
Let me know if you find a farmer who lets live the males, feeds them and cares for them, until they peacefully reach old age, getting absolutely nothing from them apart maybe the joy of seeing them happy.