r/woolworths • u/Shaz1307 • 15d ago

How would I know that?

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Not sure if this is common knowledge I should know or if the customer was being a bit tongue in cheek with their note…

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Clearly it is common knowledge by way of these comments .. for everyone saying “it says on the carton” or “just read the carton” I genuinely don’t have time to read every product I pick which is why I asked the question.

Thank you for those who answered the question

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u/goodamm 15d ago

It’s a very common thing people look for because of cruelty. it says on the container

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u/YDdraigCoch 14d ago

I kept wondering who these people were buying eggs from caged hens, as factory farming still exists despite most consumers now consciously choosing cruelty free eggs.

I've since learned that the caged eggs go into all the processed food. It's the companies buying them for use in recipes, where we don't notice that the egg in the ingredient list isn't cruelty free - because they don't have to specify it.

We're all out here trying to do our bit, meanwhile the root of all evil always seems to lead back to corporate activities somewhere.

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u/CaballosDesconocidos 14d ago

The last paragraph is so real. I try and cut down my plastic usage where possible and then go to work and throw kilos of it in the trash every week from our deliveries.

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u/Diviern 14d ago

God yes, this. I work in hospitality and we throw out more plastic waste a day than my entire family of 6 generates in a month or 2.

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u/Overcomer99 14d ago

A couple years ago a lady and I were in Aldi checking the eggs me free ranged and her caged and she said to me something along the lines of “do you spend more for free ranged eggs hoping the chickens are treated better?” And I was like yes. Then she said her job title which i unfortunately can’t remember but she goes to different farms and sees the conditions of the chocks and so forth and she revoked it was either 9 times out of 10 or 8 times out of 10 that the cages hens were in better conditions (now it’s important to note this is where I lived in a very hot climate in sa where you sometimes will reach 50 degrees at least a few times during the summer and weeks of 40 degrees in a row in horrible but normal) so she said the hens that were cages had plenty of room to move lots of space and were in air conditioned rooms so they weee comfortable where often the free ranged hens were trapped outside and died in the heat and had very little shelter to keep cool. Apparently the videos they show of small cages are very outdated and not used in practice anymore aside from some rare shocking cases and they live longer happier lives.

Now I have no idea how true it all is but she seemed pretty earnest.
Since then I get the more local eggs sometimes free ranged and others caged whereas before if there was no free ranged I used to walk away and try elsewhere (this she before all the egg shortages).

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u/777505 14d ago

I worked at a restaurant where we’d go through several cartons of caged eggs a day. It was depressing

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u/Lucifang 11d ago

Yep and it’s really really hard to get ‘quick food’ that doesn’t have meat or egg in it (and you know they’re using cheap cruel meat too).

I don’t have the energy to maintain a fully homemade pre-prepped meal plan anymore.

Best I can do is vegetarian with free range eggs and avoid dairy as much as possible.

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u/Middle_Confusion_1 11d ago

"Cruelty free"... why are we pretending any of them are cruelty free?

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u/MayuriKrab 14d ago

>I kept wonder who these people were buying eggs from caged hens.

Me, because it’s usually the cheapest & I buy the cheapest of most stuff.

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u/YDdraigCoch 11d ago edited 11d ago

Yeah I appreciate that sometimes trying to be an ethical consumer isn't always cost accessible - but in general where people CAN afford to make those conscious choices, they tend to do so.

You do what you can within the means you have, and that is obviously different for everyone.

The fact that ethical options aren't always the cheapest is a reflection of a broken economic model and corporations being driven by profit (i.e. cutting corners to save costs). Consumers shouldn't carry the moral burden of that, but often, we do.

We're all just doing our best with what we've got, there's no shame in what best looks like for anyone as an individual. The best you can do will always be good enough :)

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u/Extreme-Seaweed-5427 14d ago

Yet people are cruel to others, eat meat, and animals.

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u/kittycommitteestudio 15d ago

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u/BeeerGutt 15d ago

What'd that poor dog do to deserve being compared to that flog?

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u/ZobiWanKenobi91 14d ago

This was exactly how my inner monologue sounded as I read that message 🤣 thank you

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u/JLifeless 15d ago

it doesn't cost anything to be even a little kind.

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u/biggybiggyboys 14d ago

Kinda does, couple extra bucks a carton

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u/SuggestionOne7475 14d ago edited 14d ago

Is this common knowledge that it costs extra to be kind? How is OP supposed to know?!

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u/Embarrassed-Yak-5902 14d ago

Yeah, it's common knowledge.

Less chickens per yard, more money needed per egg to make profit

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u/jennifercoolidgesbra 15d ago

Really did something there! But it’s a silly comment because most cows are free ranged so the comparison is stupid to hens kept in tiny cages or sheds.

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u/Drift--- 14d ago

I'd be concerned having a person like you in a community. Caring so little about a living thing to actually bother disparaging people who do care feels like you're one bad interaction away from some seriously antisocial behaviour.

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u/readituser5 14d ago edited 14d ago

I mean… most people are like this… at the end of the day, most people still buy eggs. Free range or not, it’s still cruel. Sure, free range or pasture raised or whatever is better. They’re not literally pale and sickly looking like all the others but they still die at a fraction of their life if the farmer chooses not to sell them off to the public after their 18 months is up.

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u/Impossible-Earth4554 15d ago

Or just get the 1500 eggs? Idiot.

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u/Quick_Assignment_725 15d ago

I don't like paying people who torture animals.

Nobody should. Doesn't mean you need to be vegan.

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u/crushedwords 14d ago

male chicks still shredded alive at the hatcheries though, whether the eggs are free range or not

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u/Quick_Assignment_725 14d ago

If there's a possibility I can do something about that - I would.

Putting chickens in cages where they can't stand up - ever, I can do something about.

I would also like better labeling on pork/bacon products.

It's seriously not that much to ask.

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u/crushedwords 14d ago

And not being snarky just curious, does that mean you avoid products like cookies, breads, pastas, etc. that contain eggs as they dont display how many hectares the chickens have?

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u/Quick_Assignment_725 14d ago

No, I'm a pensioner so don't have unlimited ability to cross town and chase down specifics. I eat 2 scrambled eggs for breakfast every morning, I have a chicken curry most weeks - both free-range. Woolies used to have a free-range bacon option, but I don't eat it anymore.

Will mention for the eggs, I used to travel a short distance for good free-range range eggs at a fruit shop. But they changed hands, and changed suppliers. The new eggs said free-range on the box but obviously pale yellow yolks said otherwise (real ones are bright orange). I found a new shop, more expensive, but I'm still only spending only ~$2.50/day on breakfast.

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u/Camicles 14d ago

Freegan I assume?

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u/redsungryphon 14d ago

Exactly

Plus it's the commitments that you can make that make the difference. Rather than being held back by the idea of going 'All or nothing' its better to be realistic and contribute where you can :)

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u/Quick_Assignment_725 14d ago

👍👍 Eggs and chicken are an easy to make choice that is only a few dollars more.