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Eggs have obvious health benefits. Land encroachment + emissions is modest, and notwithstanding, that's just something to manage, not avoid altogether. Everythi
by slothtrop 2y ago
Eggs have obvious health benefits. Land encroachment + emissions is modest, and notwithstanding, that's just something to manage, not avoid altogether. Everything we demand for ourselves encroaches on land.
- wappieslurkz 2y agoIt doesn't take much of a search to find many strong contra arguments to your reply. https://www.peta.org/features/egg-industry-cruelty/ https://www.peta.org/features/egg-industry-cruelty/
- slothtrop 2y agoJudging from the headline (I'm not going to read PETA), this is about the issues pertaining to the wellbeing of chickens, not the other externalities I actually mentioned. Land use for animal agriculture has shrunk over time in the US. Methane is highest for cows, not that high with chickens. With the right practices (admittedly, they aren't migrating the clocks to fertilize land) this could be carbon-neutral, but notwithstanding, methane does not persist in the atmosphere nearly as long as CO2 does.
- wappieslurkz 2y agoIt's a clickbaity title indeed. But a pretty complete picture. Not a pleasant read of course. I'm sure you can find other sources yourself that offend you less than Peta does.
- redcobra762 2y agoPETA is full of shit, to the point where you could probably safely take on the opposite of their position on any given issue and presume to be correct, generally.
- wappieslurkz 2y agoEggs may be full of shit... but Peta? That's too easy to say. Don't kill the messenger.
- redcobra762 2y agoNo, eggs are not full of shit, PETA is. It's a hateful organization that does not give a flying fuck about animals, only about fundraising.
- edm0nd 2y agoYou lost all credibility by linking to PETA imo