rick wrote:
> "Dave" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
> >
> > rick wrote:
> >
> >> > If I consume battery eggs I am supporting the battery egg
> >> > industry,
> >> > If I don't consume battery eggs I am not supporting the
> >> > battery
> >> > egg
> >> > industry. It's that simple.
> >> =======================
> >> And, it does NOTHING to change the production method. It's
> >> that
> >> simple.
> >
> > That is a true statement but one that misses the point.
> > Changing the
> > method of production is not the end in itself. The goal is to
> > eliminate
> > certain practices (eg raising laying hens by the battery
> > method) and
> > this goal can be achieved either by changing the method of
> > production or by eliminating demand for eggs altogether.
> >==================
> LOL The only one that can be made a reality is to change the
> method.
> Eliminating the demand is a pipe dream for fools. But then,
> maybe you'd
> rather pig-headedly believe in pipe dreams, rather than reality.

Either can be made into reality if we collectively choose to do so.
One who eliminates their contribution to demand from products
produced in ways they can not condone is doing their bit.