But is also easy (to be pressured) to turn numb. And if this went on long enough, the internalize our position. The topic of animal cruelty leads into cognitive dissonance, which we avoid with self-harming psychological tricks like rationalization.

On the other hand, IMO vegan farmers / former farmers / vegans raised on a farm have some additional credibility when making the argument for veganism. I liked this about Dr. Caldwell Essylstein.

*in wealthier countries.

Us who grew up in countries that were poor or have known extreme hunger have a different opinion, usually.

Still avoid factory farmed meat and don't eat meat that often though, but it's definitely a different mindset, especially the poorer one is.

It'd be great if vegetables were subsidized too instead of meat. Meat shouldn't be a common commodity. Something people who've raised animals know of better.

I'm such a coward that i figured it's easier to just go vegan than looking at these horrible documentaries.

I don't understand why that one gets to people. Instant. No pain. Compare that to a pig momma that gets her little piglets taken away and squeels in desperation for hours. Give me the shredder over this every day.

Is the in-ovo sexing getting anywhere? The NA brand Vital Farms has this on their website:

[...] we’re committed to improving the lives of animals through food. In early 2026, we plan to adopt in-ovo sexing technology in collaboration with our primary hatchery supplier, Hy-Line North America.

Hy-Line North America has installed Cheggy technology developed by the German company, AAT, which uses a safe, non-invasive scan to determine whether the developing chick is male or female. This determination occurs before the embryo can feel pain, and the male eggs are prevented from developing further — allowing hatcheries to significantly reduce the number of male chicks that hatch.

https://vitalfarms.com/faqs/ > What happens to male chicks

The wikipedia article for chick culling has a citation for their pledge, but they made it 2020...