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BACKYARD CHICKENSAre Cage-Free or Backyard Eggs Really Ethical?
Discover why every egg—organic, free-range, or backyard—causes suffering, and what you can do instead.
EGG INDUSTRYWhy Billions of Male Chicks Are Killed Every Year
Behind closed doors, millions of male chicks are destroyed each year because they can't lay eggs. Few know this hidden cruelty, but it’s the norm across egg farms worldwide.
RECIPES & RESOURCESShould ethical vegetarians eat eggs?
While eggs may seem less harmful than meat, the truth is that they are a key product of an industry that views chickens as commodities, not living beings.
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Egg-free Living: Navigating Veganuary with Sarah
Join Sarah this Veganuary as she uncovers the hidden truths of the egg industry. Discover cruelty-free alternatives, egg-free recipes, and tips on how to make your compassionate resolution last all year long.
Peaceful Holidays and a Compassionate 2024
Embark on a reflective journey with our Executive Director, joining us in exploring the narratives that shaped our advocacy and sparked conversations about compassion. Your brief moment of reflection holds the power to deepen understanding and inspire meaningful connections toward a more compassionate world.
How to Love All Animals
Veganism is about shattering that carnist lens and seeing the individuals behind our meals and removing them from our plates one by one. It’s about discovering that we can thrive on plant-based foods alone. It’s about learning that the future of our food system isn't factory farming or genetic manipulation, but rather love, compassion, and the abundant variety of plant-based proteins.
Peeling Back the Layers of the Egg Industry: Egg-Truth Team on 'The Vegan Report'
Egg-truth.com is the initiative revealing what goes on behind the scenes of the egg industry. Beyond the marketing lies of the poultry business hides a harsh reality of merciless exploitation. Join Nigel, Julie, and Ryan in discussing the fate of chickens, the largest standing population of a single bird species in Earth's history.
What Egg Shortage?
Given the shortage of eggs, high prices and news reports about bird flu, are you feeling frustrated after your last supermarket run?
Buying chicks is NOT compatible with loving animals
Why keeping backyard chickens as a response to the egg shortage is not the solution to the problem, and why it's crucial to understand the welfare issues in the egg industry instead.
World Egg Day and the Silent Suffering of Hens
While trying to avoid calling them 'healthy' (which is currently illegal according to FDA) the industry’s marketing team is working hard to present the nutritional composition as a miracle unicorn of affordable foods. Yet, one fact is ignored and left out every year: the suffering of the hens.
Egg-free - Tips and Resources
But how does one switch to an egg-free, maybe, vegan diet now? Here are our favourite resources to help replace eggs in your diet.
Eggs and Animal Abuse
For the short lives that egg-laying chickens live—usually around 2 years—their lives are stressful. The total number of chickens raised for eggs in Canada is over 25.8 million.
Eggs and Health
Eggs and health - the fat and cholesterol found in eggs can harm heart health and lead to diabetes, as well as prostate and colorectal cancers.
Eggs and the Environment
Eggs and the environment - a topic seldom talked about. But this overview shows that large egg farms do a number on their immediate environment and the ecosystem.
Petunia's Pledge - From Vegetarian to Vegan In One Month
Join us from Oct-1 to Nov-1 to move to a vegan lifestyle together with the Catskill Animal Sanctuary.
Everything You Need to Know About Veganism in 2020
Plant Based News (PBN) annual documentary “Vegan 2020” showcasing how health, environmental, and ethical awareness growth around the globe.
Tofu Ham Benny with Zoomie Hollandaise Sauce
Tofu Ham Benny with Zoomie Hollandaise Sauce. Recipe by Chef Linda of Esther's Kitchen.
Esther's Eggy Tofu Scramble!
Esther’s Eggy Tofu Scramble. Recipe by Chef Linda of Esther's Kitchen.
Cheezy Old Bay Scrambled Eggz!
This breakfast will keep me full for most of the day. Recipe by Chef Linda of Esther's Kitchen.
Deviled Eggz!
You simply will not believe this deviled eggz recipe - Chef Linda of Esther's Kitchen is amazing!
Esther Approved Egg Replacers!
Here’s our new egg chart for Esther Approved, Vegan baking.
Esther the Wonder Pig's Eggy Tofu Scramble!
Today’s filling breakfast is Esther the Wonder Pig’s Eggy Tofu Scramble with Sun-dried Tomatoes, Baby Spinach, Field Roast Maple Breakfast Sausages and Sourdough toast. Recipe courtesy of Chef Linda of Esther's Kitchen!
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