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Most people aren't aware that free range eggs can't be ethical no matter how free the range is. All male chicks are macerated because they cannot lay eggs. ht
by goldenkey 7y ago
Most people aren't aware that free range eggs can't be ethical no matter how free the range is.
All male chicks are macerated because they cannot lay eggs.
https://youtu.be/t_u0jxi_v-w https://youtu.be/t_u0jxi_v-w
Same thing applies to dairy cows and their male offspring. There literally is no free lunch with large scale dairy. Not to mention debeaking and other carnal processes used to curtail the animals.
- elcomet 7y agoyou mean eggs can't be ethical right? That's not specific to free range eggs.
- goldenkey 7y agoNo, eggs can be ethical if you run a small farm where you have the resources to take care of both the males and females. But I've not heard of large farms doing such, probably because of the issue of fertilization necessarily leading to segregation of sexes. Perhaps there is a farm that takes care of the males despite their economic negative - if so, sign me up for their eggs.
- radu_floricica 7y agoWhile extremely unpleasant, it's unpleasant _to us_. I don't see the chicks suffering any distress whatsoever.
- goldenkey 7y agoThat was the inspiration behind Zyklon B. Kill them quickly, without pain, efficiently. Then there's no moral quandry?? I don't agree. Wiping out lives is inherently wrong. Lives/Souls shouldn't just be used like an ass-wipe. This topic reeks of Cloud Atlas fabricants or the "grasshopper" bars from Snowpiercer.
- radu_floricica 7y agoHumans have potential, social networks, ability to imagine the future and so on. Chicks have none of those things. Like I said, it's a video that's extremely unpleasant to us - to you as well, and it's normal to react to it.
- snikeris 7y agoWhere do you draw the line? Broccoli is alive, should I stop eating broccoli?