Nena, I think part of the problem with dairy products and eggs is the inhumane way some of the animals are treated to get those products.
The chickens who are the egg layers live their entire productive lives in a cage that is too short to stand up in. Literally, all she can do is to sit, eat, and put out eggs. If the chicken is "free range" which means it can go outside and walk around and then come back in when it is time to lay the eggs, many vegetarians don't have a problems with it.
With dairy cattle, one problem is that the boy calves are usually slaughtered for veal, which requires them to be kept in small cages where they can't move so their muscles will be tender. Also, dairy cattle are often fed hormones and antibiotics (and other stuff) to increase production all of which ends up in the milk. Then, what happens to the cows when they are no longer productive will bother some vegetarians.
I could go on......
The main idea is the treatment of the animals. If the animals who produce the milk and eggs are treated cruelly, then why support the people who are being cruel? If they have good lives and are treated well, why not use their products?
However, some who refuse to eat eggs and dairy products do so because they believe it is wrong to "use" or subjugate other critters. So, even if the animals are treated humanely, they will not use their products.
The chickens who are the egg layers live their entire productive lives in a cage that is too short to stand up in. Literally, all she can do is to sit, eat, and put out eggs. If the chicken is "free range" which means it can go outside and walk around and then come back in when it is time to lay the eggs, many vegetarians don't have a problems with it.
With dairy cattle, one problem is that the boy calves are usually slaughtered for veal, which requires them to be kept in small cages where they can't move so their muscles will be tender. Also, dairy cattle are often fed hormones and antibiotics (and other stuff) to increase production all of which ends up in the milk. Then, what happens to the cows when they are no longer productive will bother some vegetarians.
I could go on......
The main idea is the treatment of the animals. If the animals who produce the milk and eggs are treated cruelly, then why support the people who are being cruel? If they have good lives and are treated well, why not use their products?
However, some who refuse to eat eggs and dairy products do so because they believe it is wrong to "use" or subjugate other critters. So, even if the animals are treated humanely, they will not use their products.
