Is it okay to eat eggs if you're a vegetarian?

Question

I don't know! Some say yes and others say no.

Answer 1

Depends on what kind you are.

Vegetarianism is the practice of a diet that excludes all animal flesh, including poultry, game, fish, shellfish or crustacea, and slaughter by-products. There are variations that admit dairy products, eggs and/or products from animal labor such as honey.[1] Many vegetarians also choose to avoid wearing clothing that has involved the death of animals, such as leather and fur.

Veganism in comparison, excludes all animal products from diet and in some definitions from attire also,[2] whether or not the production of clothing or items has involved the actual death of an animal (dairy, eggs, honey, wool, silk, down feathers, etc.).

A generic term for both Vegetarianism and Veganism as well as for similar diets is "Plant-based diets".[4]

The reasons for choosing Vegetarianism, beyond simple personal choice, may be related with moral, religious, cultural, ethical, aesthetic, environmental, social, economic or political convictions, as well as with health concerns.

Answer 2

Why is everyone so caught up with definitions? There's no point being a vegetarian just so you can be called one. Think each of your decisions through rationally. Why are you a vegetarian? Because you don't want to support animal suffering? If this is the case then you should do some research into the egg laying process.

Male chickens are killed at birth because they cannot produce eggs for the egg industry. Battery hen farming is quite frankly sickening and most 'free-range' hens aren't much happier... they may get to move around but they're still stuffed by the thousands in ammonia filled enclusures where they're often injured and diseased. They're pumped full of drugs and then when their egg production dwindles, they're killed anyway. Personally I think the egg and dairy industry can be worse than the meat industry... they prolong the animals suffering and just see animals as machines. Technically, an unfertilised egg will not turn into a chicken but that doesn't mean you aren't supporting animal suffering by eating them.

If you want to eat eggs then go ahead but please make the decision by yourself... don't go by a definition to determine your actions. Think about each situation with your own reason.

Answer 3

yes.. by definition "Vegetarian" Is short for "lacto-ovo vegetarian." This means a person omits all animal flesh from their diet, anything that has caused the death of an animal... (Yes, fish, even insects, are an animal.. if its not a plant, it's an animal!!) but still consume animal products that have NOT caused the death of the animal, such as milk (lacto) and eggs (ovo).

Why eggs are not a dead animal: As long as an egg is unfertilized, it has no life or potential for life. The fertilization must happen BEFORE the egg is laid. An unfertilized egg, once laid, can NOT become a baby chicken, no matter what you, an incubator, or a hen does to it. Most commercial eggs are unfertilized.. but the hens live horrible, cruel lives..

a VEGAN (short for "vegan-vegetarian") omits all animal products from their diet

Answer 4

If you're just a vegetarian, it's okay. An unfertilized egg is kinda like a chicken's period, or so I've been told. Though an unsavory idea, that makes it less than meat. If, however, you are already or aspire to be a vegan, than eggs are not acceptable.

Answer 5

Eggs are not vegan, yet they are certainly allowed while you're in basic terms vegetarian. I devour them besides, and that i won't be able to work out a moralistic difficulty with them, as long as they are loose-variety. The eggs are unfertilised, so as that they are in reality in basic terms a waste product, till they are fertilised of direction. the previous answer even nevertheless, does prepare a difficulty with it, the chickens are killed for meat whilst they no longer have egg-production use, so it ent very superb rather. I intend to counter this difficulty, once I very own my very own sources, my elevating my very own puppy chickens, and recieving eggs off them as presents :) they are able to have names too :P Milk is a diverse count altogether even nevertheless, it rather is a lot worse. For a cow to continuously produce milk, it has a calf and this calf is taken far off from the mum cow and is likely for use for veal production (actual disgusting) and the cow keeps to offer milk, as quickly because it stops, it will be used for beef :(

Answer 6

Ovo-lacto vegetarians will eat dairy and eggs; lacto vegetarians will allow milk products but avoid eggs; a strict vegan diet will not include any animal products.

Answer 7

eggs are an important part of a vegetarian diet, you can eat free range eggs as a vegetarian, you can eat caged hens eggs aswell but the caged hens are treated badly, YES-to free range eggs :)

Answer 8

Vegetarians eat eggs , vegans do not.

Answer 9

Yes...if you are an Ovo-lacto vegetarian..like me! I eat dairy products and eggs!

Answer 10

vegetarians don't eat meat.
vegans don't eat any animal products, including eggs, butter, milk etc