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In reply to the discussion: The Eight Cruelest Foods You Eat [View all]Aerows
(39,961 posts)61. See my post above yours
It's only cruel if the chickens are kept caged constantly. Chickens are going to lay eggs regardless, and if they are happy, humans might as well benefit from them.
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I think there was a time you could trust the packaging - "Our chickens run free in fields!"
CrispyQ
Oct 2012
#30
Totally agree about chickens! The sheer number we kill annually alone should put them on the list,
CrispyQ
Oct 2012
#22
I knew what some of the stuff was, the Balut I was clueless about, but it disgusted me
bluestate10
Oct 2012
#15
I don't ignore it, I acknowledge it and then dismiss it. Not the same...
Grave Grumbler
Oct 2012
#80
For some reason you keep equating humans with non-human animals. How odd.
Grave Grumbler
Oct 2012
#85
For some reason you keep equating a non-equivalence with entitlement to dismiss
jsmirman
Oct 2012
#89
So when someone sets a mousetrap with the full knowledge that it will cause the mouse to suffer
Grave Grumbler
Oct 2012
#86
I use them for Halloween. Our Asian stores here have different kinds of balut...nt
msanthrope
Oct 2012
#92
Well, I'm one for eight, but we get our eggs from one of my wife's coworkers (raises chickens).
HopeHoops
Oct 2012
#50
Why shouldn't we judge other cultures? China's superstitions, e.g., are endangering species.
WinkyDink
Oct 2012
#64
I've observed the geese in the Perigord. IDK what you mean by "done right" if you mean France.
WinkyDink
Oct 2012
#63
I've eaten Buddha Jumps the Wall, which is a shark-fin soup. Eaten everything else, except the
msanthrope
Oct 2012
#93