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Old Jul 13, 2016 | 2:02 pm
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Originally Posted by BamaVol
How is this any different than eating eggs vs. chicken?
If you're looking for a serious answer...

Whitebait are apparently harvested in such a way that they deplete the stock that eventually grows into actual fish, meaning a depopulation of same.

Chickens are raised specifically to produce eggs (and eventually wonderful chicken soup) without compromising the availability of other chickens that are bred to become KFC. As far as I know, there is no chicken shortage at the moment.
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