>You may think this is gross -- and even overstated -- but I live in an
agricultural area
>and I know this.
Although my experience is limited to the beef and pork industries, I know
that there is no overstatement involved in agricultural cruelty.
>
>Therefore, if we want to get picky, we should not eat eggs or any other
animal product (milk -- cows held
>hostage) because of the treatment of the animals. Does that make
ovo-lactate vegatarians as bad as >omnivores? Just an ethical question...
and another shade of gray.
>
>I am the first to admit that I still eat meat. (so shoot me) However, I
have limited my intake quite a bit >from past years. I *do not* eat eggs,
drink milk, or eat veal.
>
I have always felt that the foods given by the animals are ok: milk and
eggs. How sad that these are tormented from them--what they would give
freely in small quantities.
Wouldn't it be great if our food could be grown/raised at a local farm where
we could oversee how the plants are cultivated, and how the milk and eggs
are produced. Farms that raised corn could trade grains with those that
raise wheat, so we could all have a good variety. The amount of food
required would be much lower, so the cruelty induced by forcing large
quantities from each animal would be eliminated. Am I being too idealistic
here? I don't know anything about farms... but I do know that I've thought
about buying a bigger piece of property and having my own dairy cow and egg
hens. Other people in my area do it. I certainly would especially kind to
these "pets". Why couldn't it work by community, rather than by individual?
