Egg industry admits they are heartless killers
Even though you’ve seen pictures of me, Mr. E, and Egg Fu Yung, admit it. Most of you don’t really think eggs are sentient. But most people seem to believe that chickens are sentient (I don’t understand the difference, but whatever.)
So maybe this SHOCKING report from the AP will SHOCK you into avoiding eating eggs: the egg industry kills 200 million male chicks a year. (“Male chicks” as in male baby chickens, not hot babes that are really guys.)
They use a process called “instantaneous euthanasia”: male chicks are dropped alive into grinding machines. I suppose this does kill them right quick. But when you go out on a Friday night, do you say to your friends “Hey, let’s find a conveyor belt that will throw us into a grinding machine?” At least, when you’re not drunk. No, right? It doesn’t sound like fun.
Why do they do this? Because the males are not “profitable”–they can’t manufacture eggs, and they aren’t good enough for meat. It’s kinda a reverse sexism.
So the lesson? DON’T EAT EGGS, unless you are a sadist or sexist or sexist sadist.
Holy blechiness.
Reply to Derek Slaterwhat edible item is truly cruelty free?? at this rate i’ll be subsisting on rice crackers and a bowl of air. oh the trauma.
Reply to annieSo that’s where chicken “nuggets” come from.
Reply to BlunderproneDoesn’t the existence of a chick mean the death of an egg?
A chick is basically a parasite living in the stomach of an egg, no? The chick grows in the belly of an egg and eats its way out of an egg’s tough outer shell.
So shouldn’t that mean that the Mascot applaud the death of the chicks as retribution?
Reply to AllenThat “grinding” device is called a macerator. I recently found out that some stupid Transformers novelist gave one of the robots that name.
Reply to Qgood point allen. however I’d imagine even Mascot has a tiny ounce of compassion in that skinny line segment he calls a body, and even he would find the gory destruction of live animals disturbing. An egg has little utilitarian value, therefore, its death is much less of a loss than the death of a cute, fuzzy, peeping chick who probably has no idea what’s about to happen.
we could also get into a debate about when life begins and chickenhood and all that, but i’m tired because I haven’t eaten anything for fear of perpetuating cruelty.
Reply to annie@Derek: That’s how I feel too. I was disappointed that the narrator didn’t even mention the broken eggs all over the floor and conveyor belt. But I’ve come to expect that from humans.
@Annie: I was talking to Brice, one of my rice cracker friends. He was repulsed by your idea.
@Blunderprone: How dare you use humor on a serious topic? We NEVER do that here at LEP!
@Allen: You need to take a biology class.
Eggs are actually the parasites–you notice how many animals give birth to eggs as well as their young. If the egg is weak (bad genetics), it won’t be able to prevent the baby animal from breaking the shell. Strong eggs will dominate the animal, assuring only eggs with the best DNA survive.
It explains why eggs are considered to be so high on the evolutionary tree.
Of course, eggs can also be born from two eggish parents, same as any human.
@Q: If you add a “t” sound before the er and a “b” before the ator, you get a very interesting name for a Transformer.
@Annie: Did you say eggs have little utilitarian value? I’m hurt. Really hurt.
Regarding the egg vs animal battle, it’s just how nature works. You feel bad for the gazelle, but then again, do you want the lion to starve?
Same here, you feel bad for the chicks. But you don’t want humans to have to go without Boston Market.
Reply to The MascotMaterbator, LOL. I saw someone in WOW with the name Mastingbater.
Reply to Qmy husband used to work for a company with the tag line “master builder”. we even have mugs. the company changed it a few years ago. not sure to what.
Reply to annieIf you were good at debate, you were a “master debater”.
Reply to Donnie