"Rat & Swan" > wrote in message
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> > On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 13:23:50 +0000 (UTC), "Plug"
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> >>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.
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> >>I disagree; in my opinion, veggies care very much, which is
> >>why free range eggs are more readily available nowadays - due to
consumer
> >>pressure.
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> I certainly think any ethical vegetarian would care about the way the
> hens are treated. I don't see eggs themselves as sentient, and
> if they are unfertilized the issue wouldn't even arise, so I don't
> see why unfertilized eggs would be an ethical issue in themselves.
> But certainly, the welfare of the hens would be.
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> Rat

There would also be breeding operations going on there if the company
expected to continue egg production into the future. Another concern would
be the fate of male chicks.

-Rubystars