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Originally Posted by Mousey Girl
The thing with the eggs falls along the lines of me refusing to drink fresh milk. We would get milk directly from the dairy, or when my mom was milking a neighbors cow, and I would not touch it.
I told her I would save the eggs for her. She told me that I wasn't much of a farmer if I refused to eat the eggs and what was I doing having a chicken. I told her Chicken is a pet and she was NOT my idea.
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Ethically, eggs and milk do not (intrinsically) harm the animal. Even a pet can produce; if it were something that harmed the animal it would be a different issue.
But if it causes problems for you, then you should pass on them.
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