HexicDragon

Same for me too. I went vegan a bit over a month ago and I'm literally just avoiding animals and their byproducts, not even going out of my way to eat healthy and I've already lost 20 pounds. Haven't ever felt healthier.

Check out /r/vegan and our wiki! There are many reasons to go vegan, it isn't just about animals. I personally went vegan for ethical reasons, but the environmental effects of animal agriculture is another huge reason I'm vegan.

We don't bite too much, and I hope you give us a visit!

He's saying there is no way for us to ethically exploit a chicken.

The standard practices of the industry are 100% for economical reasons, but I think the reason you commonly see workers intentionally going out of their way to abuse animals is because of how frustrated they get with them. To be a slaughterhouse worker, or anyone involved in the animal agriculture process, needs to be disassociated with the animals they're working with to be able to do what they do. They're deindividualized, objectified, and ultimately disassociated with so when the animals aren't doing precisely what you want them to, I imagine it to be easy to be set off.

Forgive my lack of understanding of bees and the honey industry, but in an industry that works with potentially trillions of tiny, individual bees, wouldn't it be impossible to avoid harming or killing a significant number of them? Even if taking a bee's honey didn't anger them or cause frustration, I imagine killing or harming them physically would. If good alternatives to honey exist without those inherent issues to honey collection, wouldn't it be preferable to buy those alternatives when possible?