most recent 30 from http://paleohacks.com 2013-05-24T02:05:18Z http://paleohacks.com/feeds/question/139829 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://paleohacks.com/questions/139829/what-are-vegans-reasons-for-avoiding-unfertilized-eggs-from-pastured-raised-chic Dan 2012-08-01T15:53:15Z 2012-12-12T21:15:37Z

<p>I heard this said on Joe Rogan's podcast when Robb Wolf was on there. Seriously, since no animals are harmed or killed to get them, how are vegans against eating them at all?</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/139829/what-are-vegans-reasons-for-avoiding-unfertilized-eggs-from-pastured-raised-chic/139836#139836 Carl_Stawicki 2012-08-01T16:26:41Z 2012-08-01T16:26:41Z

<p>The chicken itself will eventually be killed (and hopefully eaten) after it stops laying eggs.</p> <p>A vegan might also just be against captivity in general.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/139829/what-are-vegans-reasons-for-avoiding-unfertilized-eggs-from-pastured-raised-chic/139837#139837 Colin 2012-08-01T16:31:11Z 2012-08-01T17:18:34Z

<p>Perhaps the fat has something to do with it. I can remember reading different blogs when I was a Vegan/Vegetarian and there was quite a bit of fear surrounding saturated fat &amp; cholesterol. But that also happens in the mainstream too.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/139829/what-are-vegans-reasons-for-avoiding-unfertilized-eggs-from-pastured-raised-chic/139838#139838 Firestorm 2012-08-01T16:33:14Z 2012-08-01T16:33:14Z

<p>Vegans, in general, from a philosophical perspective, believe that retaining ANY animal in captivity for the purpose of providing food for humans (including, for truly strict vegans, using honey -- which they consider 'stolen' from bees), is unethical. They do not believe that animals or creatures of -any- sort should be exploited for the purposes of feeding another species.</p> <p>It isn't about whether the egg is fertile, or whether the chickens have been raised 'naturally' for food -- the issue is that, for a vegan, -any- consumption that exploits animals or 'steals' their 'babies' or their production is unethical. That includes milk from cows, eggs from chickens, honey from bees, leather, animal-based glue, etc.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/139829/what-are-vegans-reasons-for-avoiding-unfertilized-eggs-from-pastured-raised-chic/139843#139843 Alex 2012-08-01T17:00:37Z 2012-08-01T17:00:37Z

<p>Vegans are against <em>any</em> animal being "enslaved" by mankind, even bees. As for egg production not harming animals, that is not the case with either egg or dairy production. Production of both eggs and dairy involves unneeded males and old females, which all end up being slaughtered.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/139829/what-are-vegans-reasons-for-avoiding-unfertilized-eggs-from-pastured-raised-chic/139844#139844 zoomia 2012-08-01T17:05:08Z 2012-08-01T17:05:08Z

<p>Vegans don't eat eggs at all, fertilized or not.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/139829/what-are-vegans-reasons-for-avoiding-unfertilized-eggs-from-pastured-raised-chic/139851#139851 Livia 2012-08-01T17:57:26Z 2012-08-01T17:57:26Z

<p>Observationally, I have noticed many vegans and vegetarians, especially those that are veg from childhood, develop an aversion to protein of any kind. I was veg from age 12 to 25 and avoided most all protein sources in favor of quick acting carbs, which act like crack to the brain. I see it now again in my stepdaughters, who are vegetarian, and refuse to eat most all sources of protein, unless coated in sugar. When your body is constantly fiending for sugar, you will make up all sorts of reasons to avoid healthy fats and protein, no matter how silly it may seem. </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/139829/what-are-vegans-reasons-for-avoiding-unfertilized-eggs-from-pastured-raised-chic/139852#139852 Mscott 2012-08-01T18:06:13Z 2012-08-01T18:06:13Z

<p>Because it's basically chicken abortion, man.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/139829/what-are-vegans-reasons-for-avoiding-unfertilized-eggs-from-pastured-raised-chic/139894#139894 J Cutts 2012-08-01T21:27:55Z 2012-08-01T21:27:55Z

<p>I drink smoothies with protein powder in them to get my protein. I'm also adverse to using animals of any kind in captivity for food. All Vegan protein powder comes from plants, so now animals are used. </p> <p>To get a really good tasing one I went onto this review site <a href="http://veganproteinpowders.net" rel="nofollow">http://veganproteinpowders.net</a> and picked a high ranking one. I don't miss eggs anymore cause now I get my protein</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/139829/what-are-vegans-reasons-for-avoiding-unfertilized-eggs-from-pastured-raised-chic/167109#167109 jasmine 2012-12-12T21:15:37Z 2012-12-12T21:15:37Z

<p>on organic egg farms in the uk which have better animal welfare standards than pastured-raised chickens. male chickens are killed at just a few days old because they are too scrawy to be raised for meat and are not able to produce eggs. they are often ground up alive, gased or thrown into dumpsters. female chickens are often debeaked a very painful operation in which the top part of the is cut off without the use of anesthetic. the average lifespan of a chicken in the wild is 20 years but egg farmers kill them at just 3 years old when the number of eggs they produce falls. due to genetic selection chickens on farms produce six times as many eggs as wild chickens do. to produce eggs calcium is taken from their bones. the consequence of the extra calcium being taked is that hens have weak and brittle bones and often suffer from fractures.</p>