Jonathan Ball > wrote in message thlink.net>...
> Sarah Carter wrote:
>
> > Plug > wrote in message ...
> >
> >>I know this is a vegan site, but some of you have veggie friends, so might
> >>be able to help me with my query. I am tackling a supplier of battery eggs
> >>in this country (UK) who puts "suitable for vegetarians" on the boxes. I
> >>believe this is misleading and am speaking with Trading Standards. The
> >>company respond by claiming most veggies "don't care" whether eggs or free
> >>range or not. I disagree; in my opinion, veggies care very much, which is
> >>why free range eggs are more readily available nowadays - due to consumer
> >>pressure. However, maybe I'm revolving in my own little bubble on this. A
> >>straw poll opinion would be useful - I have a handful of veggie friends I
> >>can ask and a few off here would be useful. TIA. Deb
> >
> >
> > I'm still vegetarian, and buy the odd box of eggs.
>
> If you eat them, you're not vegetarian. Eggs are 100%
> animal, and animals are not vegetarian.
>
> There is no such thing as 'ovo-vegetarian'. If you eat
> eggs, you're not vegetarian: full stop.





At last we agree on something.











> >
> > I usually buy locally produced free range eggs from a farm which feeds their chickens a vegetarian GM free diet.
> >
> > Sarah