If you think the issue is moral, there is no discussion. I have no moral problem with using animals for food, as long as the animals' welfare is not compromised. This does not mean that no animal will ever suffer any stress or even some pain - these are, after all, part of life, for animals (wild and domestic, for wild animals probably more so)and humans (even for our children). A life without any stress whatsoever is bad for animals since they lose their natural need for vigilance and awareness, BTW. So I will not buy "cage" eggs, since they do affect welfare of the animals significantly. But I do not mind "barn" eggs even though the animals may be stressed because of having to actually cope with social environments; a "natural" stress if within limits. I don't mind meat since in Australia beef is grassfed and at best finished in feedlots for a limited time only, and killed quickly. I don't mind milk, since bull calves are raised for meat; and bees produce plenty of honey to let me have some, to mention just a few food items. OTOH, I am well aware that producing vegatarian food also kills animals in its production. I ride a horse that has been gelded, but lives out in a large paddock with companions; my cats are all desexed and live indoors, a price they have to pay for being otherwise looked after well, and acknowledging (on my part) that the birds in my garden are entitled to a life, too. In this context, having foie gras occasionally is just a treat, and I can do that because I think there is no cruelty in tube-feeding a bird, since birds show no evidence of pain when fed. So if you think it is cruel, by all means oppose it. But unless you actually have proof it is cruel, I see no reason why production of it ought to be forbidden, or people lectured to because they eat it, or any other animal product.
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