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Originally Posted by pbradley
Egg laying hens are kept in cages the size of a piece of paper in width and height. Beforehand, the beaks of the hens are cut off to prevent pecking and when the hen is removed to be slaughtered for pet food after 72 weeks in the care workers need to cut off their talons which had overgrown around the wiring of the cage.
I'm no vegan, nor vegetarian but if you are going to compare animal suffering then you should consider the details. Live-stock factory farming is largely unethical for the same concerns of overcrowding, sanitation, confinement, and general treatment.
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i tend to avoid those. the eggs i buy are from hens who have space to walk around freely. most other products i buy are biological, and i do think about where my food comes from. but since society makes it hard to always find an animal-friendly alternative, i sometimes have to stick with what's available.
besides, i live in a family of eight and i'm the only vegetarian. me going vegan or being extremely picky about the origins of my food would mean a whole lot of extra trouble and worries here.