Guest guest Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 I have a question; Is there something wrong with eating meat? I have been vegan for nearly two years and when ever someone asks me 'why?' I always link it in with factory farming. Although, I still wouldn't eat free range eggs or meat. Truth is, I can't really put my finger to the reason I think it's 'wrong'. I've read that the human body is designed for a vegetarian diet based on lack of fangs, claws and the digestive system. And in some religions people believe that animals are equal to humans in the respect of a 'soul'. And of course, the whole concept of commercial scale slaughterhouses. So, putting aside anatomical structure, religious beliefs and animal slaughter, is there something innately wrong with consuming another animal (or their products)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 I believe in free will and self determination for all. Cows are meat. Pigs are meat. Humans are meat. I do not want to be eaten, so why would I assume another wishes to be eaten. How could I morally approve of forcing this upon another? Cows produce milk for calves. Chickens produce eggs to propagate their species. Female humans produce milk for human infants. I do not want to be caged or otherwise restricted in movement. I do not want to have my species genetics realigned so that I can live only to provide another with more " product " . I do not want to be fed food which is not natural to my physical system. I do not want to be given medications necessary only because of my forced lifestyle. Why would I expect another to want any of this? How could I morally approve of forcing this upon another? This quote from Jonathan Safran Foer is a bit shocking, but it hits the mark. " Why doesn’t a horny person have as strong a claim to raping an animal as a hungry one does to confining, killing and eating it? It’s easy to dismiss that question but hard to respond to it. Try to imagine any end other than taste for which it would be justifiable to do what we do to farmed animals. " Judy On Behalf Of rachmine I have a question; Is there something wrong with eating meat? So, putting aside anatomical structure, religious beliefs and animal slaughter, is there something innately wrong with consuming another animal (or their products)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 I think it is wrong to take the life of another being to eat it when you don't need to. I think their life is important to them, just as ours is to us. Would we wonder about reasons for not eating humans?! Jo - rachmine Sunday, October 18, 2009 4:55 PM Kid with a question I have a question;Is there something wrong with eating meat?I have been vegan for nearly two years and when ever someone asks me 'why?' I always link it in with factory farming. Although, I still wouldn't eat free range eggs or meat. Truth is, I can't really put my finger to the reason I think it's 'wrong'.I've read that the human body is designed for a vegetarian diet based on lack of fangs, claws and the digestive system. And in some religions people believe that animals are equal to humans in the respect of a 'soul'. And of course, the whole concept of commercial scale slaughterhouses.So, putting aside anatomical structure, religious beliefs and animal slaughter, is there something innately wrong with consuming another animal (or their products)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 At 3:55 PM +0000 10/18/09, rachmine wrote: >So, putting aside anatomical structure, religious beliefs and animal >slaughter, is there something innately wrong with consuming another >animal (or their products)? > Eeeeuw. (gut reaction) Really unhealthy. It's basically rotting flesh, carrion. And you also get hormones (including fear hormones produced as the animals are being herded to slaughter), antibiotics (fed in small doses to make animals gain weight), fecal matter (it all gets mixed in), etc. The worldwide feedlot industry is responsible for a lot of human disease and death, even for those who don't use their products. New strains of flu arise every year, nurtured especially in mixed pig and poultry farms. Many antibiotics, routinely fed to animals bred to feed humans, have lost their ability to fight human disease. When salmonella or E. coli is found on salad greens or peppers or canteloupe, often the source is pollution from animal feedlots. On a more basic level, animal products don't have the proper nutritional profile to support human health. They contain cholesterol (found only in animal products, and implicated in many human deaths by causing heart disease), and they lack fiber, phytochemicals, and many vitamins and minerals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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