Comments on: An Egg is Not a Chicken’s Abortion

By: Mithila Naidu

Mithila Naidu — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 06:12:53 +0000

“The Egg Industry – It hides some of the most horrifying acts of extreme cruelty on Earth!
Around the world baby male chicks, who are of no economic value to the egg industry, are simply tossed into bins with shells and other waste.
They either get ground up alive, or they are just tossed into plastic bags with hundreds of others, and left to suffocate. ” http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=244385385618075&set=a.114071768649438.16041.113902138666401&type=1&theater
With avocado, tofu or other plant-based foods, any recipe that calls for eggs can be made cruelty-free. There is no excuse for this. Educate yourselves please.

By: Nathan (not the same Nathan as above)

Nathan (not the same Nathan as above) — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 07:24:45 +0000

Some people “read” this article and still made arguments assuming (incorrectly) that a bird has a uterus. They were wrong.

Some people “read” this article and still made arguments assuming (incorrectly) that a fertilized egg and and unfertilized egg are the same. The were also wrong.

Some people “read” this article and still made arguments assuming (incorrectly) that the discharged, unfertilized sex-cell of a bird (despite it’s enlarged size), somehow is more important than the sex cells disposed of, everyday, by every living creature on this planet. Most every female primate, and certainly every human female disposes of her sex-cells on a regular basis. Hell, I disposed of a few hundred thousand of my own sex-cells into a paper towel just a few minutes ago (Stoya is SOOOO hot!).

By: Linda

Linda — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:02:12 +0000

My family had chickens and roosters for many years. I had never heard eggs referred to as ‘chicken abortions’ or ‘chicken foetuses’ up until recently. As we always used the eggs that the chickens laid, sometimes we saw some unusual things, like eggs with malformed shells (the shell was so thin that we could see the egg yolk through it and it was rubbery, so we could grip the egg and it would move!!) Plus we saw our fair share of double yolkers and sometimes the eggs would already have a tiny chicken in there (we had some frisky roosters lol!!). We collected eggs everyday aswell. I think that because we grew up with chickens, we always knew that eggs weren’t ‘abortions’ or ‘chook periods’. We also knew that chickens could lay eggs without a rooster being involved. We knew that a rooster needed to fertilise the eggs for chickens to form and that a hen had to sit on them in order for them to hatch.

Some people are so ignorant when it comes to these kinds of things. I

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:39:16 +0000

I finally decided to look into the process of how eggs are created and am so glad that I found your article!

Thanks for laying things out, with reliable resources and references. Good to be informed… I think that so few people actually understand the process and just assume what they want to be true.

And even as a vegetarian, I am just as annoyed with self-righteous activists as everyone else. I made a choice to not eat meat, but it was my choice. I don’t picket in the streets trying to tell people how they should live, I don’t care. I just expect people (no matter where they stand on the issue of eating meat, eggs, or whatever) to be educated and think before they speak.

By: Mark Gordon Brown

Mark Gordon Brown — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:47:16 +0000

And another thing I am sick and tired of Animal Rights activists period. Not all animals have the same needs and therefore DO NOT NEED the same rights as human animals. Animal Rights Movement was started back in the 1960s as a bizarre piece of performance art, and nothing more, with the ultimate goal of bringing an animal to trial. IE a cat going of trial for killing a mouse. Don’t take my word for it, do your research it is a matter of public record, It makes me sick that vegans keep coming here with their holier than thou attitude, when many of them feed their cats, vegan cat food which is harmful to cats. You Animal Rights Vegans do not care anything about animals, just about your agenda, which is not the welfare and well being of animals. I realize that you do not like the realities of this world in that some creatures eat other creatures, but it is the way things are. Nothing that you can do is gonna change that. So stop giving grief to those of us who are trying to lessen pain and suffering in something that is gonna happen anyway.

By: Mark Gordon Brown

Mark Gordon Brown — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:41:28 +0000

To Rina.

Actually I am VERY informed about animal rights activists. A TRUE animal rights activist does NOT even support pet ownership. None the less, this link is NOT about animal rights.

I personally keep free range hens. There are NO male babies, because I have NO rooster.. you DO NOT need a rooster to get eggs.

I do not feel humans need to eat meat at every meal, or have as much meat at their meals as they do…. but again.. this link is NOT about human nutrition.

http://socyberty.com/activism/animal-rights-or-animal-welfare/

By: Rina Deych, RN

Rina Deych, RN — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:04:25 +0000

How misinformed the writer is about the animal rights “agenda,” and human health.
First of all, a true animal rights advocate is a VEGAN and does NOT consume or wear ANY animal products. Most eggs come from factory “farms,” where chickens are kept in horrendous, filthy, cramped conditions – packed so tightly that their feathers rub off and they develop huge infected ulcerations. Many get so sick, they are thrown in piles of dead and dying birds, to suffer miserably until the end.
When the chickens are no longer “productive” they are sent to slaughter houses, where their fragile legs are placed in shackles and their throats are cut. The baby chicks born (obviously, some of the eggs “have” to be fertilized so these agribusinesses can create more “egg layers”), they typically DISCARD the male chicks (whom they cannot use) in huge garbage bags, where they are crushed and suffocated, and die a slow, painful death. Some establishments (and you can do a Google search to find the videos and articles) drop the babies while still ALIVE head-first into huge grinders to be chopped up and fed back to the hens. Sadly, EVEN SO-CALLED “free range” establishments KILL the male babies. As for the protein myth regarding human diet, read the China study. No human needs as much protein as is promoted by the meat, dairy, and egg industry. All required protein can come more healthfully from grains, legumes, and vegetables.
It’s quite frustrating (and infuriating) to see such inaccurate and misleading information disseminated on the internet.

By: Nathan

Nathan — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:39:39 +0000

Agreed on not abortion or fetus.

Now, I use the “Period” comparison just to gross people out, not trying to get people to stop eating eggs or any other agenda aside from the look on their face; especially if they are eating eggs at the time.

I think the comparison stands, conceptually, even if it isn’t the exact same process. Human females produce gametes. Chicken females produce gametes. When the human female releases their gamete to the fallopian tube, the placenta develops. Chickens produce the yoke around the gamete in the “egg”. If fertilized, in either case, the zygote forms. If not, the female gamete and the placenta/yoke are expelled. One we collect in cotton products and dispose of in toilets. The other we crack open, fry up, and eat.

Aside from the subtle difference in purpose between placenta and yolk, the comparison is pretty straightforward. (one is an insulator/seconday means of nutrient delivery, the other is the nutrients used in development).

I’m still going to call quiche “period pie”; and it is still going to be delicious.

By: Chlo

Chlo — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:37:39 +0000

just stumbled upon this after really being unsure what the egg actually is (i was convinced i’ve been eating chicks….) shows that even with a full education, i am still totally ignorant about eggs!
i’m vegetarian and feel happy now to eat eggs again, so thank you so much for the clear explanation
i also liked your part about battery hens and free range – it absolutely breaks my heart to think about the appaling conditions battery hens live in, and am really happy to see you have such beautiful, free hens of your own

By: Soph xo

Soph xo — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 02:31:26 +0000

I’m really keen to be vegetarian, I’ve tried and failed but I’m not going to give up! Anyway, I’ll still be eating eggs and dairy – when I mentioned this on Yahoo Answers and other forums, I got some pretty hostile responses regarding eggs. I got the whole spiel about it being a chicken’s abortion/period, and although I was very doubtful about this, I was still slightly worried. Thank you for clearing this up for me, I feel so much better! I’m actually getting some chickens of my own to keep as pets soon, I’m really excited! Thank you for this article