This is the unseen side and eventually the crux of the romantic idea on “ethical animal production”, there is not enough land to cover the demand from consumers AND let them have a decent life at the same time. Reduce your consumption of products containing eggs, try out vegan recipes, by leaving out eggs of your cake or replacing them with alternatives, keeping the demand at the same horizon by buying local & organic is not a long-term solution sadly.
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Wall of text incoming explaining this totally “normal” process in the egg-industry:
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(Translated from german, source linked at the end)
Egg laying hens in conventional agriculture have a short and deprived existence. After only ten to twelve months of intensive egg production, in which they are exploited to the limits of their performance, the so-called “Mauser” follows. However, this natural resting phase, in which her body regenerates and renews the feather dress, means for the hens the end of their “usability”.
The Mauser goes hand in hand with a laying break of at least three weeks, which means an unacceptable slump for the profiteers of the animals. Instead of giving the hens this well-deserved recovery, they are mercilessly eradicated. In Switzerland, 3 million laying hens suffer this sad fate every year and are gassed or otherwise killed after only a few months of their lives to make way for young, “more capable” chickens.
(source: swiss-german animal-protection website)
Note: This is one of the reasons people (often vegans) avoid consuming eggs or products that have eggs in them.
Don’t mind me, just setting up my red flag shop here
Sounds very simple to sabotage by slipping in “wrong ballots” in every place you expect to lose the vote.