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| Eggs are among the cruelest foods produced today |
I've been a lacto-ovo vegetarian for over 11 years now and truth be told, I still feel I'm not doing enough to alleviate animal suffering. That's because due to this recent article, I still consume two of the seven cruelest foods on earth: milk and eggs.
The obvious path to take for someone who feels the way I do would be veganism. But I have to admit that I'm not mentally and emotionally prepared to become a vegan just yet.
So what is a lacto-ovo vegetarian to do? Simply this: do the best you can. First, you can limit your consumption of dairy and egg products, by switching to alternatives such as soy or rice milk to replace dairy products. For me, the first step is to switch to organic milk, as research has proven that cows on smaller, organic farms are treated more kindly than cows on commercial dairy farms.
The same goes for eggs. Instead of buying regular eggs, buy organic eggs that come from free-range chickens. Free-range chickens are chickens that are allowed to roam free on farms, instead of being trapped in battery cages, where they cannot even spread their wings.
If you're unable to find organic milk or eggs in your local store, consider shopping online at http://organic4u.com.my/eshop/index.php, an online organic store which sells a variety of fresh organic produce.
Do the right thing today, go organic!
1 comments:
But when you think about it, a lot of our food cannot be said to be cruelty-free these days. Even vegetables cannot be considered cruelty-free instead, especially if environmentally pervasive methods of agriculture are used.
Rice and grains? very land-intensive, and also not good for soil fertility especially if commercial sense asks for monocropping, which can be detrimental. Some say that monocropping doomed the ancient Middle Eastern civs by salinating the ground.
Fruit? that is hard to say. On one hand, it doesn't hurt anyone, but on the other hand it is a highly labour-intensive process. Italian media a few years back reported on virtual slavery in south Italian tomato farms.
Soy and sugar? those are highly notorious and contoversial. As I have said at STRATEQ before, soy farmers are often blamed for deforestation in Brazil, although it must be noted that their operations are to produce beef feed. Nevertheless, this has not stopped people from being either displaced, killed or made to disappear for asking the wrong questions.
So you would ask me, what should we do?
My answer is simple enough: μηδὲν ᾶγαν. Eat only to live - do not live to eat, as many ethnic Chinese do.
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