The Credit Crunch: Does a Lack of Money Change How Ethical We Are?

We’ve all done it, walked into the supermarket, done the majority of our shopping and reached the egg aisle. We’ve seen the offers, the cheap prices and gone to pick up some eggs only to realise that they are from caged hens. If you are like me then you will hastily shove them back on the shelf with a feeling of disgust and go for the slightly more expensive free range eggs.

In this time where people are struggling for money, losing their jobs and cutting back on everything can we really start buying anything other than free range just to save a few pennies? I’m sure that if you bought eggs from caged hens every week for a year then the savings would certainly mount up but is it worth it when your mind trickles back to what it actually means to be a caged hen.

The world would be a better place if free range eggs were the cheaper option however, they are not and I’ve been through the financial difficulty, getting made redundant, cutting back and yet when I go into the supermarket I can’t for the life of me bear to pick up any food other than free range food. Of course this has put strain on my budgeting but there are so many other ways to cut back, buy supermarket value crisps instead of the brand name ones. You probably should be eating apples in stead of crisps anyway.

Keep picking up those free range foods and feel proud that even in these times you are making a difference and taking a stand against battery farms every where.