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They're usually shredded alive almost immediately because they're seen as "waste" since they don't lay eggs

For some more context:

Why the egg industry 'shreds' baby chicks alive (NSFL)

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[–] VictoriaAScharleau 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Would you refuse to save a child from poverty on the grounds that billions will continue living in poverty?

this is a terrible analogy because at the end of one, you can point to the person being saved. no animals are saved by eating plants.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Good point. I don't think it changes my argument though. If anything, allowing a creature to come into existence just so that it can be slaughtered is way more fucked up than exploiting an existing person.

[–] VictoriaAScharleau 1 points 8 months ago

you'll forgive me if, in turn, i think your values are "fucked up."