Why don't vegans eat eggs?

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This is a genuine question. As someone who has kept chickens in my garden as a hobby, during the late Spring, Summer and early Autumn my chickens lay an egg every day. If I didn't eat these eggs that were laid, what was I supposed to do with them? If I left them in a nest box, one of the chickens would become broody and sit on the eggs, then lose condition because of it. Perhaps I am posting on the wrong board, and I am not looking to goad anybody, your life choices are your life choices. One of these chickens is still alive 8 years later, so she must have a good life, though she no longer lays. I am totally against battery farming, and will pay however much more for eggs that are as free range as possible.

I think it's Jains (sub-set of Hindus, or a bit different?) who are especially careful about insects - who sweep in front of their feet. But that's connected to belief in reincarnation.

Great thread. Learnt a lot. Might be back with questions in the morning. Rare to see this being discussed in such a calm, open manner.

Why are people asking about headlice?
I am also surprised at the amount of people saying eggs are periods... Do you not understand very basic biology?

That's condescending sad.

I think it's fair enough to ask people who's very nature is to not harm any living thing, what they would do about head lice. And it's been answered in a pleasant, uncondescending way. Makes sense to me now, that's a good thing right?

I saw a video about male chicks being ground alive. I thought this was some kind of "vegan propaganda" and asked around. Apparently this system (fluffy little chicks on a conveyer belt falling into a grinder whilst alive) is considered the most "humane" option to kill the male chicks. Some countries gas them but that takes longer, so is considered less "humane". Being ground alive it is then...

However, I think it's Sweden that has just introduced some way of genetically testing eggs and the makes will be sold as eggs, the females let to hatch. This is a big improvement!

This relates more to the chickens we buy than the eggs, however, it's indicative of how messed up our whole food/farming system is.

Well, I knew this would start a discussion, but I didn't realise to what extent. Thank you to all of those who genuinely answered my question. I am less educated than I thought about animal welfare than I thought, as I do try to buy as ethical meat as I possibly can. Thank you all who haven't tried to convert those who aren't vegan or vegetarian. Reading over, there were a couple of goady, dismissive messages, and I don't usually post on here because of the trolls. Thanks for the info.

"AFAIK buddhists are really worried about killing insects when harvesting plants?""

My Dsis is a committed Buddhist and for her (there are different branches of Buddhism, as there are Christian), it's the intent behind the act and it's causal effect. This is contemplated and addressed during meditation etc.

I posted yesterday, but a lot of wool is got from Australia (China owns some of it), the shear volume of the flocks means that horrific practices have been implemented, when keeping, shearing and in preventing Flystrike etc.

Angora rabbits and Cashmere goats are treated worse than the dogs in the cages in Asia and any other animals that people have outcrys about.

Korea skincare is taking off, but a lot will be tested on animals. Some Korean Cosmetic Houses have responded and use different practices.

It all links in to profits and is wanting cheap goods.

Battery cages were simply rebranded as 'colony' cages or 'enriched' cages, they're only 50cm2 bigger per hen.

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