Veganism isnāt a religion, itās a label people use to self identity as not eating anything from animals.
Every person decides for themselves what counts. Iām sure there are people who identify as vegan that are ok with backyard chicken eggs, and there are ones that donāt.
There is a whole industry around providing the chickens that people purchase for their backyards, and that industry has to sort the male chickens from the female, and then destroy the males. You canāt really participate in purchasing chickens without being involved in that aspect, which most vegans would object to, even if the chickens that live with them would be treated humanely.
Thereās also some vegans who are fine with honey, and some that arenāt.
I personally think free-range farming in a non-harmful way is great, but you should still consider that the chicken is incapable of consenting. Your relationship with any confined animal is inherently a slave/master one, and I understand why some people object to that. Weāre keeping the animal comfortable and extending their lifespan, but weāre also robbing them of agency, and I feel like thatās something worth thinking about.
Would it be exploitation to give food, shelter, love, companionship etc in exchange for the eggs?
Veganism isnāt a religion, itās a label people use to self identity as not eating anything from animals.
Every person decides for themselves what counts. Iām sure there are people who identify as vegan that are ok with backyard chicken eggs, and there are ones that donāt.
There is a whole industry around providing the chickens that people purchase for their backyards, and that industry has to sort the male chickens from the female, and then destroy the males. You canāt really participate in purchasing chickens without being involved in that aspect, which most vegans would object to, even if the chickens that live with them would be treated humanely.
Thereās also some vegans who are fine with honey, and some that arenāt.
I personally think free-range farming in a non-harmful way is great, but you should still consider that the chicken is incapable of consenting. Your relationship with any confined animal is inherently a slave/master one, and I understand why some people object to that. Weāre keeping the animal comfortable and extending their lifespan, but weāre also robbing them of agency, and I feel like thatās something worth thinking about.
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