Rubystars wrote:

> "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
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>>>>be able to help me with my query. I am tackling a supplier of battery
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>>>>in this country (UK) who puts "suitable for vegetarians" on the boxes.
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> I
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>>>>believe this is misleading and am speaking with Trading Standards. The
>>>>company respond by claiming most veggies "don't care" whether eggs or
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>>>>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
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>>>>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
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> 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.

Does the same principal apply to milk products because most bull calves
end up as veal?

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> -Rubystars
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