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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.17,0:00:04.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A question that I get with surprising frequency\Nfrom non-vegans and vegans alike is whether it's
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.88,0:00:09.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ethical to consume eggs from a rescued\Nor backyard chicken. It goes something like this.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.84,0:00:14.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“My friend has her own chickens and\Nshe loves them and takes really good care
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.09,0:00:18.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of them and they’re happy and healthy and\Nthey lay eggs all the time that aren’t fertilized.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.44,0:00:23.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, wouldn’t it be okay for her to eat them?\NI mean if the chicken just drops the egg and
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.08,0:00:28.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,walks away? Or carries it to my friend and\Noffers the egg to her with outstretched wings?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.12,0:00:31.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or leaves a little note on the ground saying\N‘please take this thing that came out
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.66,0:00:34.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of my vagina/anus and put it in your mouth?"
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.32,0:00:40.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay I may have made up those last two.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.82,0:00:45.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But you get the idea. There’s even a new dietary\Ndistinction called “veggan.”
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.14,0:00:50.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(and I have no idea if that’s how it’s pronounced,\Nbut that’s what it’s going to be today).
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.30,0:00:55.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, let’s finally tackle this beast. What\Nis the ethical concern with eating eggs
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.94,0:00:58.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from rescued or backyard hens?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.34,0:01:06.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hi it's Emily from Bite Size Vegan and welcome\Nto another vegan nugget. I’ve answered this
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.78,0:01:11.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,question briefly in the Q&A for a speech I\Ngave, which you can watch here. But today
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.93,0:01:14.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’m going to go into greater depth. And\NI’ll warn you ahead of time,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.69,0:01:16.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm rather snarky in this video.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.50,0:01:23.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First off, let’s address this veggan thing.\NVeggans, according to dietitian Jessica Cording,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.18,0:01:27.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“follow the ‘rules’ of a vegan diet\N— they avoid animal and dairy products and
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.20,0:01:31.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,eat a plant-based diet —\Nthey just also eat eggs.”
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.72,0:01:36.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, because something that comes\Nout of the sphincter of a bird
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.10,0:01:38.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is definitely NOT an animal product.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.42,0:01:43.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Instagram is aflutter with the new hashtag\Nand several articles have already been written
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.46,0:01:49.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on vegganism, one of which includes this gem\Nfrom registered dietitian Alissa Rumsey, a
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.20,0:01:53.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition\Nand Dietetics: “As people become more interested
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.89,0:01:58.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and aware of how food affects both their health\Nas well as the environment, plant-based diets,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.79,0:02:02.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,including veganism, are becoming more and\Nmore popular and mainstream. Veganism may
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.100,0:02:06.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be appealing to people, but many find that\Nit is too restrictive.”
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.27,0:02:10.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because once you rule out the flesh of animals’\Nbodies the secretions and objects that come
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.45,0:02:14.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,out of their orifices, there’s just really\Nnothing left to eat!
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.50,0:02:21.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So why do veggans feel compelled to consume\Nthe shelled menstruation of another species?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.02,0:02:24.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Protein, of course.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.16,0:02:28.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, where else can you get it?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.76,0:02:36.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Food writer Vicki Anne Hadley, featured in The Daily Mail, was vegan for a whole 6 months before adding
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.34,0:02:38.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,eggs back into her diet when her friend,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.42,0:02:42.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who has her own chickens,\Noffered her an egg dish.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.71,0:02:48.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hadley says, “I am very into fitness and\Nhave a very active lifestyle so I wanted to
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.15,0:02:51.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ensure that I would be getting enough protein\Nin my diet.”
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.52,0:02:55.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Never mind the fact that the USDA has deemed\Nit illegal for the egg industry to advertise
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.94,0:03:00.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,eggs as “a protein-rich food” if they’re\Nusing government money. It’s also illegal
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.71,0:03:04.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to say they “contribute nutritionally,”\Nare “healthful” or even “contribute
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.92,0:03:08.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,healthful components.” They can’t say\Neggs are “good for you,” “healthy”
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.82,0:03:13.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or an “important part of well-balanced,\Nhealthy diet.” Or even “safe.”
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.02,0:03:20.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Eggs were even found to have the same atherosclerotic\Neffect as cigarettes in a 2012 study.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.09,0:03:24.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, the egg industry has been trying\Nvaliantly for decades to portray their product
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.56,0:03:29.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as healthy, rarely letting legal restrictions\Nhold them back and by and large succeeding
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.53,0:03:35.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in their goal. To hear the entire sordid conspiracy\Nbehind eggs, see my video The Great Egg Conspiracy:
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.60,0:03:39.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lies, Corruption & Kevin Bacon, linked here\Nand below.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.20,0:03:42.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Long story short, eggs are one of the worst\Nthings you can put in your body.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.78,0:03:47.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, as you may know and as I always emphasize,\Nveganism at its core is not about health.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.48,0:03:51.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It can be the healthiest way to eat, but poor\Nhealth doesn’t necessarily mean poor ethics.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.79,0:03:55.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So even if eggs are horrendous for our health,\Nwhat’s the ethical issue with
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.57,0:03:57.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,eggs from backyard or rescued chickens?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.79,0:04:02.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you don’t already know, chickens on standard\Nfarms and even free-range farms are kept indoors
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.41,0:04:07.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in cramped, filthy conditions and forced to\Nproduce an unnaturally large amount of eggs,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.47,0:04:11.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,robbing their body of essential nutrients\Nand leading to premature death. If they don’t
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.63,0:04:15.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,die from exhaustion, disease, or malnutrition,\Nthey’re sent to slaughter when their production
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.91,0:04:19.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,declines, typically around 68-72 weeks of\Nage, though their
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.75,0:04:22.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,life expectancy is around 8-10 years.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.44,0:04:27.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The most horrifying aspect of eggs is that\Nmale layer chicks are ground up alive or suffocated
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.92,0:04:33.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by the hundreds of millions every year.\NThese are brand new, fluffy baby chicks,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.01,0:04:35.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,thrown into grinders while they’re still\Nconscious.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.65,0:04:40.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, all of that horror aside, what about the\Nidyllic backyard and rescue chickens, living
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.89,0:04:44.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,out their lives outside in the grass, free\Nto roam and peck as nature intended?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.81,0:04:49.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are several aspects to look at here.\NFirst, where did these beloved chickens come
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.67,0:04:54.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from? Did your friend -- because everyone\Nwho asks me this refers to their friend or
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.54,0:04:59.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some hypothetical situation, so I’ll follow\Nsuit: did they buy them from someone involved
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.87,0:05:05.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the animal products industry? If so, that\Nact in itself is supporting cruelty. But let’s
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.02,0:05:07.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,say your friend rescued their chickens\Nfrom a sanctuary.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.46,0:05:11.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another consideration is, does your friend\Nreally have the resources and know-how to
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.77,0:05:16.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,care for chickens? Backyard chickens seem\Nto be the new urban hipster accessory.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.74,0:05:20.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are to hipsters what the purse\NChihuahua is to socialites.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.26,0:05:25.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many people who excitedly bring home their\Nchickens don’t realize the high cost of
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.42,0:05:30.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,properly caring for them and either end up\Noffering a sub-par or even low-quality home
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.51,0:05:34.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for their chickens, turning around and passing\Nthem off on someone else, or even
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.69,0:05:38.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,letting them go as if they’ll return\Nto the chicken wild.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.62,0:05:42.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But let’s say your friend knows their chicken\Nstuff and has the finances and land.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.68,0:05:44.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is it okay to take the eggs then?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.15,0:05:49.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What not everyone knows is that chickens will\Ncannibalize their own eggs. This is an important
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.71,0:05:54.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,practice that returns vital nutrients to their\Nsystem lost with egg production. Making an
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.62,0:05:59.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,egg is a serious endeavor involving an extreme\Nloss of calcium and pressure on the hen’s body.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.62,0:06:04.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is part of why hens in the egg industry\Ndie so early. In addition, taking a hen's egg
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.55,0:06:08.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,away sends the signal to her body to make\Na replacement. So the more eggs we take away
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.43,0:06:12.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the more she’ll produce, thus continually\Ndepleting her body.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.35,0:06:16.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If your friend’s hens don’t seem interested\Nin eating the egg, they can always crack it
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.53,0:06:19.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a little, which usually let’s the hen know\Nit’s not going to turn in to a baby and
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.52,0:06:23.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is available for eating. This is something\NI did when I volunteered at SASHA Farm Animal
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.69,0:06:26.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sanctuary. And trust me, there\Nwas nothing left.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.82,0:06:31.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But what if your friend has cracked the egg\Nand the hens still won’t eat it. Can they
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.42,0:06:35.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then, finally, serve it up over easy, despite,\Nof course, the health consequences?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.84,0:06:38.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Isn't an omelete ethical at this point?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.27,0:06:44.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here’s what it comes done to. Hens do not\Nmake eggs for us. They are not ours. And this
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.21,0:06:49.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,insane drive to justify something – anything\N– that came from an animal because, god forbid
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.81,0:06:53.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we not eat something that came out\Nof someone else, is part of
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.05,0:06:55.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the addict behavior of animal product consumption.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.30,0:07:00.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you think that’s extreme, take in this\Nexcerpt from an article in The Guardian quoting
Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.38,0:07:04.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Isobel Davies, co-founder of Hen Nation, an\N“ethical egg” farm.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.12,0:07:11.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hold on, you couldn’t see me because\Nthe image was up. An “ethical egg” farm.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.50,0:07:13.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's proceed.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.62,0:07:19.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Davies says, “I get so many emails from\Nvegans about our eggs. One woman said she
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.09,0:07:23.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,couldn’t sleep the night before trying them\Nbecause she was so excited. “
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.05,0:07:28.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Linda Turvey, who runs the Hen Heaven sanctuary\Nsays, “I get calls from all over the country.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.11,0:07:32.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Virtually all the eggs are going to vegans\Nor their friends and family. I recently got a call from
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.40,0:07:37.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a new vegan who works out in the gym and wanted to order 80 eggs a week for protein."
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.34,0:07:40.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She also recalled one man from London\Nwho caught the train to Horsham, a bus to
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.97,0:07:45.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Henfield and then walked a mile and a half\Nto the Sussex sanctuary just to get
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.71,0:07:47.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some eggs for his vegan daughter.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.63,0:07:51.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now if that’s not addict behavior, I don’t\Nknow what is.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.68,0:07:55.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hope this video was helpful. If you want\Nto learn more about eggs, check out the videos
Dialogue: 0,0:07:55.52,0:07:59.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,below, including my egg video for kids. I’d\Nlove to hear your thoughts on the backyard
Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.40,0:08:05.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,chicken debate and the veggan phenomenon.\NLet me know what you think in the comments.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.00,0:08:08.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you liked this golden egg of a nugget,\Ndo give the video a thumbs up and share it
Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.44,0:08:12.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,around to answer this oft-asked question.\NIf you’re new here, I’d love to have you
Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.68,0:08:17.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a subscriber. I put out fresh content covering\Nall aspects of veganism every Monday, Wednesday,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.00,0:08:20.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and some Fridays. To help support Bite Size\NVegan’s educational efforts, please see
Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.55,0:08:24.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the support links below or click on the Nugget\NArmy icon or the link in the sidebar.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.96,0:08:29.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now go live vegan, stop eating sphincter food,\Nand I’ll see you soon.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.58,0:08:34.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That was my favorite part. “They avoid animal\Nproducts. And they eat eggs.”
Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.84,0:08:41.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you’re eating something that came out\N… of an animal…
Dialogue: 0,0:08:42.66,0:08:47.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,…the animal produced it. It’s literally…\Nan animal product.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:47.68,0:08:54.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s something that literally fell … out\Nof an animal …
Dialogue: 0,0:08:59.12,0:09:01.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,… I don’t understand how this is not connecting.