On average‚ each person consumes about 271 pounds of meat a year in America. If you don’t see the problem with this then you must not be thinking about the way that most of the meat in America is produced. Not many people like to think about where their food comes from‚ however once serious thought is put into it‚ it becomes apparent that killing animals for food is morally wrong. The argument people will often make about why eating meat is acceptable is that humans are designed to do it. If
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purevegetarians or vegans. Scientific research shows that ovo-lacto-vegetarians are healthier than meat eaters and vegans arehealthier than both. Now I’m going to present you with four reasons everyone should be a vegetarian. First the obvious ethical reasons‚ second the physiological reasons‚ third the health reasons and finally the most important reasons for our planet‚ the environmental impact of a meat based diet. First the ethical reasons to become a vegetarian. The ethical reasons were the first
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“Don’t Feel Guilty About Eating Animals” by Jeffery Kluger (Time‚ 2014)‚ a senior writer‚ and “Bellying up to Environmentalism: Vegetarianism is a major step for environmental change” by James E. McWilliams (The Washington Post‚ 2009)‚ a professor at Texas State University. Kluger’s article is about how mankind should not feel guilty about eating meat and puts forth several reasons to justify it. He adopts a casual and provocative writing style‚ using forceful words to attract readers. Conversely
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Eating Meat and The Treatment of Animals Eating animals is part of the daily life of billions of people all over the world. Every day‚ thousands of animals are killed for the production of food for people. We have been brought up eating meat and never questioned it. It is culturally accepted even though modern livestock and poultry production (factory farming) is cruel and gives animals no other purpose for existence except for human consumption. There are particular religions which prohibit eating
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some people say eating meat wrong . others say it’s natural . Human beings have been consuming meat as part of their diet for most of their existence and will likely continue this behavior until the last living animal is gone from the earth. However‚ public awareness of meat-associated health hazards‚ such as heart attacks‚ colon cancer‚ and fatal E. coli bacterial infections‚ has caused great concern and shifts in many people’s eating habits. The number of vegetarians has been growing worldwide
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humans to consume meat. The issue rises from the mistreatment of farm animals in horrible conditions to the horrific slaughter. Several people such as Singer are arguing that in order to solve this issue we must stop the consumption of meat and animal products. However many other people believe that animal consumption is natural and it is what makes us human. In the following‚ I will challenge Singer’s view of which we should stop animal consumption by arguing that to stop eating meat is morally unacceptable
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Johnny Izaguirre Professor Orshan ENC1101 June 19‚ 2013 Eat less Meat As reported in 2007‚ 275 million tons of meat were produced worldwide. This is enough meat to supply everyone with 92 pounds of meat. What does this statistic really mean? We will find that the mass consumption of animals is a primary reason why humans are hungry‚ overweight‚ or sick. Also a leading cause of the depletion‚ and pollution of water‚ the degradation and deforestation of natural forest. While causing extinction of species
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heard many peoples’ justifications for eating meat. The most common excuse‚ “An animals’ taste coupled with its diminished cognitive capacity justifies our consumption of it” (Caouette). In other words “animals are stupid and they taste good‚ so I’m justified in eating them.” But if I thought human flesh tasted good‚ would there be any justification in killing and eating someone? Why is it in our society‚ eating meat is considered morally acceptable‚ while eating your friends isn’t? What is considered
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the number of people who reject eating meat is constantly increasing. In Britain‚ for instance‚ over 5 million people have done it so far. It is obviously connected with the recent animal diseases‚ but this tendency is likely to spread on the other regions of the world. However‚ it is not only a fashion or fear of illnesses. I myself became a vegetarian about 2 years ago‚ and I can see a number of reasons why people should stop eating meat. They are mainly of ethic‚ economic and health type. Those
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Is Eating Meat Morally Permissible? It has been argued that meat has high sources of energy‚ minerals‚ and proteins in the human diet. It is rich in proteins which have shown to have a high energy unit as compared to other food types. Proponents of meat consumption support its consumption as it has a greater nutritional value and is good to the test buds. Apart from the nutritional reasons‚ it is also thought meat consumption maintains the ecosystem at equilibrium. If meat consumption was to stop
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