1. 09:31 12th Apr 2012

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    Tags: vegetarianveganhealthnutritionfoodhumaneanimal rights

    Is an Egg for Breakfast Worth This?

    Supermarket eggs gleam with apparent cleanliness, and nothing might seem more wholesome than breaking one of them into a frying pan.

    Think again. The Humane Society of the United States plans to release on Thursday the results of an undercover investigation into Kreider Farms, a major factory farm that produces 4.5 million eggs each day for supermarkets like ShopRite.

    I’ve reviewed footage and photos taken by the investigator, who says he worked for Kreider between January and March of this year. In an interview, he portrayed an operation that has little concern for cleanliness or the welfare of hens.

     

  2. 15:48 10th Jun 2011

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    Tags: veganvegetarianlocallyproducehumanefarmsexploitpoor farmers

    Anonymous asked: Something you might want to check out, regarding the humane eggs: http://humanemyth.org/
    There are so many loopholes in the industry; it's shocking! So packaged eggs are never truly guaranteed to be completely humane, unless one actually visits the place and knows the farmers personally (so local would probably be the best, and there would be no wasteful packaging required).
    I personally wouldn't eat eggs even if they were truly humane because they are just pockets of cholesterol and they do make me queasy (I was raised on a lacto-vegetarian diet, went vegan in high school). But good luck to you, whichever you choose!

    Thanks for your input!! I really appreciate hearing everyones’ thoughts, because I am still working out my own. I grew up in an organic household and mainly ate locally. I have always “tried” to be a sustainable eater - but never really incorporated making drastic changes in my diet until now. I am attempting the vegetarian thing now, but still feel like I could eat locally and sustainably without being a vegan or vegetarian. I really care about not eating chemicals or unnatural products. I love animals, but I don’t see a big difference between exploiting cows for meat and exploiting underprivileged rural workers for soy plantations. So I am still working out my thoughts on whats good for the world and my body. 

    That website was really helpful, thanks again!!!