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Question

I am a vegetarian. I don't eat any meat whatsoever. But, I have been have second thoughts about eating eggs. Ever since I learned about hen reproduction, I havn't been sure if I should eat eggs. The reason being, it is kind of like eating a chicken before it had a chance to be born. Know what I mean? I wanted to see what other vegetarians that eat dairy products think about this.

THANKS!

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Answer 1

Some vegetarians make the argument that if an egg has not been fertilized by a Rooster that it should not be considered life. I myself have chosen not to eat eggs because of the cruelty involved in the production and because most free-range, cage-free, and organic chickens will be slaughtered and turned into pot-pie after they've exhausted their egg production. You can look at the links below and make your own decison. Do whatever feels right for you.
http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-kdDfMMYweK9_WCE.CcdpfnU-?cq=1&tag=truthabouteggs

Answer 2

The reason to not eat eggs is the horrible conditions under which the hens are kept, not because the egg is an unborn chicken..because it's not..

Simple Biology

most commercial eggs are unfertilized. THis means no rooster has mated with the hen.. No sperm has contacted the egg.. THis means that, once the hen lays an unfertilized egg.. NOTHING, not you, not the hen, not an incubator.. NOTHING could make that egg turn into a chicken.. THese eggs are the same as the unfertilized egg a 13 year old virgin girl sheds every month during ovulation.

It is not an unborn chicken.. It is an unfertilized egg with no potential for life.. It would have had to been fertilized at a specific time, before the hen laid it. Should all chickens be forced to mate constantly so they never lay unfertilized eggs?? Should a little girl be forced to start having sex as soon as she starts her period, and constantly be pregnant, so that she never sheds an unfertilized egg??

a hen who never sees a rooster in her life will still produce an egg every day (pretty much)..

So.. get the biology straight... then learn about the conditions the hens are kept in to produce the eggs.. THEN decide not to eat eggs because of the cruelty involved with the hens..

Answer 3

Ok. 1. You CAN lose weight on a vegetarian diet- depending how many animal products you eat. When I first went veg, I went vegan and I dropped 20 lbs. in a month and a half. (No lie! AND my doctor told me that all the weight loss in that short amt. of time was healthy.) Going vegan (removing ALL animal products from your diet.) will help you lose weight the fastest because most cholesterol and fat that we eat is found in animal products. Ridding your diet of animal products and/ or meat have numerous health benefits AND are a great way to save the environment... see the links below. 2. It's really important that you do research about weight loss and vegetarianism yourself. You won't be able to get all the facts from people posting on here. It's impossible. I've posted some resources that I've found to be helpful down below. Check them out surf around. Many will tell you how to get the right nutrition, what types of vegetarian diets there are and which ones will best suit you. It's really important that you learn where to get your protein, Bvitamins, etc. If you don't be careful of that, you could get sick. I know not everyone likes PETA, but they actually have some excellent resources for making the switch, getting your nutrition and websites that sell supplements and other cruelty free products. 3. My suggestion in making the switch to being veg is to start out small. For instance, say next week you stop eating beef (if you can't get rid of it all at once, do it little by little.). The week after that, stop eating chicken, and so on. 4. I would suggest that before you do anything, you should see your doctor. Because you are so overweight, beginning a diet and exercise plan, if done incorrectly can actually harm instead of help you. He or she will be able to give you advice and let you know what kinds of things you can do get you started on the right path. Don't forget to exercise! Also, you should NEVER EVER take diet pills, no matter how good someone says they are or what they promise- even ones that say they are all natural. They are extremely bad for you and can cause numerous health problems. Besides, you feel more accomplished and proud of yourself that YOU did all the work and not some miracle pill. Above all, remember, you are making a lifestyle change. It's going to be difficult, but if you want to be healthier and feel better about yourself, you have to be willing to put in the effort it takes to be successful. Good luck!

Answer 4

I'm a vegetarian and i eat dairy products. Hens lay eggs without them being fertilized by roosters which means there is no chance of there being any chicks. People don't eat eggs due to the way the hens are kept. I buy free ranged eggs, this way the hens and get to explore!

Answer 5

I do eat eggs but only from the farmer's market where I know the farmer that keeps the hens and have been to his place. When we buy eggs, lots of us picture the nice family farm and don't think twice about the reality of factory farms where the conditions are horrible for the chickens. When you know for a fact that your eggs come from happy hens, it makes all the difference - and they taste better too!

Answer 6

eating commercial eggs is not like "eating a chicken before it had a chance to be born".

They are not fertilised and therefore never going to hatch. They will rot in about a couple of months, thats all.

However, considering the wider picture with eggs is a good idea.

Think about the conditions, hens are just about the most abused farm animals. All male chickens are killed as soon as they are sexed. layers are killed at about 18 months old rather than a natural 10 years...

So, eating eggs is not creutly free, and the process requires many animals to die.

Best thing is to buy then from a hobby farmer or small holding so you can see them running around and where they are treated as pets.

Answer 7

I don't eat eggs for three reasons:

1. I don't like they way they taste.

2. My wife is Hindu and the typical Hindu lacto-vegetarian diet does not include eggs.

3. When I was a kid we would get eggs and once in a while we'd get one that had something that looked like blood. My mom would say "that's because this egg is fertile." That was in the 60s. Maybe that doesn't happen with grocery store eggs anymore, but certain things you see stay with you and affect how you feel.

Answer 8

I agree with the others -- while I personally do eat eggs, the reason not to would be because of the hen's living condition and the massive amount of resources used to produce that food source, not because of the status of life in the egg.

Answer 9

Almost all eggs that hit the market on your grocers shelves are unfertalized. they do not contain, nor would they contain, without the intervention of a rooster, viable embryos.

There are some exceptions. I know that there is a culture that considers chicken-in eggs as a delicacy (Puerto Rico, I think. Corect me if I'm wrong). I've never seen these for sale, though.

your basic Albertsons and Safeway stores won't have them mixed in with the regular eggs.

Answer 10

My avoidance of eggs has nothing to do with what the egg itself--since these hens never see a rooster in their miserable lives, their eggs will never become chickens--but with the appalling treatment of the hens. Remember that male baby layer chicks are killed at birth because they, of course, cannot lay eggs, and they do not grow big enough fast enough to be profitable as "meat" birds.