tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828932463444568178.post4032634731323477232..comments2023-10-30T10:23:29.583-04:00Comments on Vegging Out: The truth hurtsJonathan Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07741525290709353196noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828932463444568178.post-42530271043933908012009-05-12T16:54:00.000-04:002009-05-12T16:54:00.000-04:00Even local, "family farms" who sell eggs are cruel...Even local, "family farms" who sell eggs are cruel. They buy chicks from hatcheries who discard half of all chicks born (the males) because they don't lay eggs. They are commonly thrown alive into grinders (like wood chippers) or suffocated in large dumpsters. Newborn baby chicks. And what happens to the hens when they get old and stop "producing"? Same as in any factory farm, they are discarded, sold for meat to make chicken McNuggets and pet food. <br /><br />The only cruelty-free choice is to give up eggs and chicken all together and go vegan (dairy is a similar story, except the males are most often sold for veal instead of killed immediately). There are many delicious sources of protein in the plant world that don't come with the huge load of cholesterol and saturated fat (and hormones and pesticides) that are found in chicken eggs. Five minutes of internet research will give you a long list of wonderful egg-free recipes. Please, for the animals, go VEGAN!Katherinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828932463444568178.post-51706308320618622282009-04-01T08:22:00.000-04:002009-04-01T08:22:00.000-04:00Ground up flax seed makes the best eggs for baking...Ground up flax seed makes the best eggs for baking. <BR/>1 tablespoon of ground flaxseed to three tablespoons of water --preferably hot water. <BR/>Even if you don't swear off eggs, you can reduce consumption. I did it little by little -- although I loved the taste. Now I don't even miss them.Fusionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00265235561836403522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828932463444568178.post-9959635375997730302009-03-10T22:57:00.000-04:002009-03-10T22:57:00.000-04:00like poster daithi said - local is best and cruelt...like poster daithi said - local is best and cruelty is never the answerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828932463444568178.post-85736898484194322142009-03-10T21:02:00.000-04:002009-03-10T21:02:00.000-04:00WOW, I am in shock. I just don't agree with violen...WOW, I am in shock. I just don't agree with violence. Locally, grown and bought produce of all types through people you have researched as accountable is really the best way. I will start buying from our local egg seller down the street and will arrange for my local organic farm produce tomorrow. We must be conscientious consumers for change to occur and to live within our own morals rightly.caringmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16679864363740943246noreply@blogger.com