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Birds' eggs are remarkable in of themselves but also for their importance to the food chain. Birds have existed for a long time and we eat a lot of them.[0] [
by heresie-dabord 2y ago
Birds' eggs are remarkable in of themselves but also for their importance to the food chain.
Birds have existed for a long time and we eat a lot of them.[0]
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poultry_farming https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poultry_farming
- vouaobrasil 2y agoThere is a moral difference between eating what you kill and just killing. The former is part of how life works and the latter is immoral and unjustified waste. If there is collateral damage, we are doing something wrong.
- lolinder 2y agoDoubly so because most species of albatross are at least threatened and nearly half are endangered. The ethics of poultry farming are dubious for many reasons, but there's no comparison to pushing entire species towards extinction.
- heresie-dabord 2y ago> If there is collateral damage, we are doing something wrong. There is extensive collateral damage, in extinctions, habitat loss, and industrial pollution at global scale. For all the beauty on this planet, we very clearly are an abusive, cruel species.