RE: Veganism?
February 4, 2012 at 1:49 am
(This post was last modified: February 4, 2012 at 1:50 am by genkaus.)
(February 3, 2012 at 11:12 pm)Diamond Wrote: Actually, the trouble that vegans have with egg and milk products is what animals have to go through to provide these things. Chickens are kept in small cages their whole lives and when they can't lay anymore eggs, they're killed. That's the case with free-range chickens as well. And contrary to popular belief, cows, like other mammals, are only able to provide milk after they give birth. Not "because they're cows." So, they're constantly impregnated. And if the calf is male, it's turned to veal (because, obviously, male cows can't provide milk).
I would go vegan, but where I live, it's completely impossible. The only brand of vegan cheese I've ever tried sucks ass and I've never tried almond milk so there's no telling if I would like that. I could do without eggs, though, real or fake. I just plain don't like them.
I'm curious, would Vegans be okay with milk and eggs if there was no animal cruelty involved. I cannot speak for chickens, but where I live cows do still have this "holy" status.
Unlike more developed countries, milk is not mass-produced by enormous dairy farms. Most of the people in the business as not very rich or well-educated and therefore, not exactly free form their religious teachings. As far as they know, cows must be kept healthy and well-fed even if it is not productive. Once it is past the productive age, it is set free to roam the world - literally. You cannot walk down a street in India without seeing a cow or two lounging about smack in the middle of the road. And any time you do walk down the street, you have to keep your eyes on the ground to avoid stepping into any bullshit.
(February 3, 2012 at 11:18 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Okay - so you don't know much about law, then.
What is it based on then?