I am more or less vegan.
Gosh! That sounds like I'm such a hypocrite. But I sometimes do eat eggs from the lady's chickens down the lane. They are so very well cared for and obviously happy. The eggs are unfertilised. The chickens were rescued, and have flourished since they came to her.
I can't eat meat any more because the whole farming thing bothers me, as far as animal well-being is concerned. The farmers where I live are not cruel, and do care for their 'stock', and it isn't factory-farming....but still, it feels wrong to me to be a part of the animals' slavery, and their slaughter (which is terrifying and distressing for them)
Even the dairy industry causes pain. Bull calves are 'culled'. Their mothers grieve. I never bothered a lot with dairy -never used milk. But used to eat cheese sometimes and butter. But there are very good vegan cheeses! I now use soya spread but add a little salt as it is too bland for me.
But I do know that some peoples' needs are different from others. Yet to me, kindness to all animals is the most important thing.
Gosh! That sounds like I'm such a hypocrite. But I sometimes do eat eggs from the lady's chickens down the lane. They are so very well cared for and obviously happy. The eggs are unfertilised. The chickens were rescued, and have flourished since they came to her.
I can't eat meat any more because the whole farming thing bothers me, as far as animal well-being is concerned. The farmers where I live are not cruel, and do care for their 'stock', and it isn't factory-farming....but still, it feels wrong to me to be a part of the animals' slavery, and their slaughter (which is terrifying and distressing for them)
Even the dairy industry causes pain. Bull calves are 'culled'. Their mothers grieve. I never bothered a lot with dairy -never used milk. But used to eat cheese sometimes and butter. But there are very good vegan cheeses! I now use soya spread but add a little salt as it is too bland for me.
But I do know that some peoples' needs are different from others. Yet to me, kindness to all animals is the most important thing.
