▲ -2 ▼ Are vegetarians allowed to eat their own bogeys? (feddit.uk) submitted 3 years ago by digdilem@feddit.uk to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 28 comments fedilink hide all child comments A random thought I had. I think the answer is no, but I'm not that certain. Convince me please.
[–] seitanic@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Because of point 1.a, vegetarians eat animal products, like milk, eggs and honey. The production of all three involves harm to the animals and is done without their consent. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ketos@kbin.social 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Automatic milking machines prove otherwise. Cows stand in line to get milked and often have to be skipped because they’ve been milked already permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] howrar@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) The part they didn't consent to was being in pain from overproduction of milk, which is something we imposed on them through selective breeding. If we didn't do that, they'd just go about their merry ways making enough to feed their calves and stop making milk when they've grown enough to feed themselves. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] seitanic@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 3 years ago They also don't consent to being artificially inseminated and having their calves taken away from them. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ketos@kbin.social 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Automatic milking machines prove otherwise. Cows stand in line to get milked and often have to be skipped because they’ve been milked already permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] howrar@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) The part they didn't consent to was being in pain from overproduction of milk, which is something we imposed on them through selective breeding. If we didn't do that, they'd just go about their merry ways making enough to feed their calves and stop making milk when they've grown enough to feed themselves. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] seitanic@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 3 years ago They also don't consent to being artificially inseminated and having their calves taken away from them. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] howrar@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) The part they didn't consent to was being in pain from overproduction of milk, which is something we imposed on them through selective breeding. If we didn't do that, they'd just go about their merry ways making enough to feed their calves and stop making milk when they've grown enough to feed themselves. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] seitanic@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 3 years ago They also don't consent to being artificially inseminated and having their calves taken away from them. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] seitanic@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 3 years ago They also don't consent to being artificially inseminated and having their calves taken away from them. permalink fedilink source parent