California Egg Farmers Take a Stand Against Critical Animal Rights Activists
A proposed initiative being petitioned for by the animal rights activists would effectively define and then micromanage alternate farm production methods for California egg farmers, methods the validity of which have not been scientifically proved according to PEPA.
"The modern production practices that California farmers use today help ensure California consumers some of the freshest, safest, cleanest eggs in the world. ((They are)) considered humane and ethical by the leading independent scientific experts on animal welfare and behavior. All farms that follow those strict guidelines are inspected each year by the U.S. Department of Agriculture or the independent testing company Validus...The practical effect of the animal rights activists' proposal would be to double California retail egg prices -increasing California consumers' grocery bills by tens of millions of dollars each year...Outside activists should not dictate or hijack consumer choice to advance their own political agenda," said Gary West, a California egg producer and incoming chairman of the national industry association that represents U.S. egg farmers.
Animal rights activists and egg-farm critics claim that in the modern world of the mega farm, every egg sold in our grocery stores today is produced by a hen that is severely confined within a wire battery cage averaging less than 7 x 7 feet in space. The hens can barely move and cannot even flap their wings or engage in other natural, instinctive behaviors because of their "imprisonment".
They go on to claim that many industry experts agree on the idea that battery cage confinement leads to both animal rights and consumer health violations, so much so that some European countries have banned the system entirely, with barren battery cages to be phased out of the European Union entirely by 2012.
Although some vegetarians eat eggs, many who have taken up the vegan eating philosophy oppose the eating of eggs because to them it is almost as bad as eating meat. They claim that the egg farmers are as "morally bankrupt" as the meat producers, and that they lie about their "humane" treatment of their animals while they abuse them out of every egg they can get from them.
Earlier this year, the fast food restaurant franchise Burger King committed to buying its eggs and its pork products from farmers that do not keep their producer animals confined to cages or crates.
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18 Comments
Post a CommentWhether you're vegetarian, vegan, or otherwise-- your own diet is a personal choice-- it's important to remain considerate of the animals who are suffer and die to fill your plate. I eat meat but make a strong effort to avoid cruelty.
Yes - no more harming of any living creature. From now on we must all pledge to obtain our sustenance from soylent green. Of course, we can throw in the occasional accidental road kill, but veganism is not the way to go. It is cruel to plants, shrubs, turnips, orange trees and vines. Soylent green for all. The wave of the future.
Like most of the vegan movement I am ashamed I am a human being and a living animal. I have dedicated ,y life to eating only soylent green and turning us all into robots who will consume only electrons. And free radicals.
Veganica___WHOSE diet should consist of no more than 5% protein? You're kidding if you're talking about mine. Sorry, but we're not all the same, and there are countless human beings who need substantial amounts of protein for them to be healthy. A vegetarian diet is very simply not the right answer for the vast majority of human beings. I'm glad you've found your personal answer (or, I assume you have), but please don't project it onto the rest of us. From experience, I have come to recognize that vegetarianism is more of a religion than a sound dietary practice,generally speaking.
Hi Mrs. Micah....Not sure who you are referring to with your commentary, but eggs are now considered by health officials and doctors what they have long been considered to be by people such as athletes (who would, generally, know best): one of the best sources of LEAN protein. The eating of eggs is even now recommended by some researchers as a great way to lose weight while not compromising one's health or energy. My father has heart disease, and he's allowed to gobble up all the eggs he wants.
Um, Master Po...specious. Plus, a healthy vegan (I'm not one, but still) way to feed a baby is with....breast milk. Much better for them than cow's milk.
I see points on both sides for the egg thing. I wonder, though, if Americans wouldn't do better to be eating fewer fatty things, like eggs. Maybe if they became rarer.
...ecious and has nothing to do with the ethics or responsible practice of veganism. It doesn't refute my position. * I've made a choice that harmonizes with my ethics. You obviously have too. Let's leave it at that.
Five enzymes? You are just plain wrong. Show me the enzymes! * High quantities of proteins? Your diet should consist of no more than 5% protein, and you can get all the protein you need by eating a mix of vegetables, legumes, nuts, . Where do you think elephants get their protein? Too much protein leads to too much acid in the blood, which strains the kidneys and increases inflammation and the myriad complications associated with it. * Look, you don't want to be vegan, fine. But plenty of people are, and they are energetic healthy people. My friend Selena has been vegan for every one of her 24 years and is in perfect health. I myself have now been vegan 2 years, and I feel healthier and more energetic than ever before. Fortunately I can cook for myself and I work at a vegan restaurant so I get excellent nutrition. * Being vegan takes extra work. I'm an adult, I can handle it. Yes, I do have to supplement iron and B-12. You should too.
* Citing the fools who starve their children is sp
High quantities of protein are essential to a healthy diet. The only question is where these proteins come from, with respect to the individual body type, and how they are subsequently "burned off".
...n to harm other living beings -- and it is doubly ugly that we do it ultimately for selfish and gratuitous reasons. Unless causing harm to animals is your thing, you should cut back on your consumption of animal products at the very least. You will not only have more energy and better health overall, but every time you prepare a meal it will be an act of mercy.
And what compassionate adult wouldn't want to help alleviate suffering?
... cause kidney stress and arteriosclerosis... important considerations for a 40-year-old man whose father and grandfather both died of heart disease in their 50's.
While I agree in principle with the rights of people to make informed choices, I consider most people's choices to eat meat, eggs, and dairy products to be both uninformed and "juvenile" in the sense that we choose the foods that we choose because we choose them, and not generally for reasons of pragmatism. When was the last time you got heartburn and took an antacid? Ever stop to say: WTF am I doing??
The companies who cut corners at the expense of animal welfare think they can get omnivores on their side by claiming that veggie weirdos are trying to take away their food or drive up prices. If you are a consumer of these products you should feel insulted. Food producers are playing with you. On the other hand, animal rights activists are being straight with you -- at least this one is!
There is no practical reaso