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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One dozen egg was ~$3.50 at Safeway. Used to be 1/2. [/quote]

This is a pretty normal price for eggs?  The Harris Teeter by me carries one brand that is $8 a dozen!  Now that I won't do.  [/quote]

We get the super expensive eggs for animal welfare reasons. Our eggs actually haven't gone up in price - I guess inflation isn't yet affecting the bespoke, more humane farming industry (and hopefully won't).

Think about it this way: If you're now spending $4 for a dozen factory farmed eggs, why not spend just $4 more on the eggs produced by chickens who aren't tortured!
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Basically because I don’t think it’s that different. I think the free range and the grass fed seem pretty marginal in terms of the overall experience. Unless they literally live in someone’s backyard, I think it’s marketing, and even then they have a pretty crappy life. I think the “humane” thing to do would be to not raise them. And also among animals, chickens are not my favorite.

So basically I don’t pay the extra $4 because I think it’s just $4 to absolve yourself emotionally but the actual differences are fairly meaningless. [/quote]

Yes, the better thing would be to not eat eggs altogether. But if you are going to, it makes a huge difference for the animals if they are stuffed into battery cages so small they can barely move, in buildings with no light or ventilation for their entire lives, or if they are allowed outdoors where they have fresh air, fresh grass, and the space to express normal behavior for their species. Truly, factory farming of chickens is one of the cruelest possible things that we inflict on billions of sentient creatures.

"Cage free" isn't as good as it sounds (but is still better than the regular eggs) - "pasture raised" is leaps and bounds better than regular, factory farmed eggs. You can look for the certified humane label for even more assurances.

Again: yes, better not to eat eggs at all (or only to eat eggs produced by your neighbor who isn't culling out all the male chicks). But if you're going to, then look for the pasture raised eggs, if you have the financial means to do so.[/quote]

Thanks for the reminder  There's a lot of fine print on the packaging that is misleading - dairy products, too.[/quote]

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