But when we look closer, a troubling contradiction emerges.

Despite its ethos of compassion and sustainability, Duck Pond Market continues to allow the sale of animal products, including meat, dairy, and eggs — industries fundamentally built on exploitation, suffering, and environmental harm. Even worse, vegan options are absent, leaving no place at the market for those who actually live by the ethical standards Duck Pond claims to support.

This is not just a misstep. It’s a missed opportunity.

The Ethical Blind Spot

Let’s be clear:

• There is no such thing as “ethical meat”
• Dairy production involves routine harm, from forced impregnation to calf separation
• Eggs, even “free-range,” often come from supply chains where male chicks are culled en masse

By permitting and promoting these industries under the banner of sustainability and kindness, Duck Pond risks greenwashing violence, dressing up exploitation in eco-friendly language.

Words like “ethical”, “local”, and “sustainable” can’t hide the suffering behind products like Parma ham — the flesh of a pig who didn’t want to die — or artisan cheese made from milk forcibly taken from a grieving mother cow. It’s not enough to be “non-factory” — the core problem is exploitation itself.

A Path Forward

Duck Pond has already taken powerful steps, including banning single-use plastics, supporting reforestation, promoting Fair Trade. These are commendable.

Now imagine how powerful it would be if they also:
 Required every stall to offer at least one plant-based option
 Phased out animal products in favour of ethical plant-based alternatives
 Educated their vendors and audience about truly sustainable, cruelty-free choices
 Became a model for actual ethical marketplaces

The good news? The market is almost there. With a genuine commitment to evolving its practices, Duck Pond could become a national leader in ethical commerce — one that fully embraces its values rather than contradicting them.

The Call

To truly honour their claim of loving animals, Duck Pond must stop selling their bodies and secretions. Compassion isn’t something you can apply selectively — it must extend to all beings.

We urge Duck Pond Market to live up to its mission. Not just for the planet, but for the animals, the community, and the credibility of a market that could, and should, be leading the way.

To understand what animals go through, visit www.cubeoftruth.com

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