"A vegetarian is a person who won't eat anything that can have children." ~David Brenner
I eat meat. Just for the record.
If we are talking this from a killing the animal point, then there are many aspects to look at. If people are against us killing cows and larger animals such as that, then I would like to advocate that people should not kill the mice that run around their dorms or the ants that can infest a kitchen. Either way you look at it, you are taking the life of a living organism. (And technically eating a vegetable is killing an organism...just for the record.)
Not everyone can treat everything perfectly. No matter how many laws we create and restrictions we put on how animals are to be treated, there are always going to be those people that cut corners. NEWS FLASH! Not everyone follows the laws. Look at how many illegal immigrants we have in this country. None of them follow any of the laws. A lot of people could care less about the laws put in place to protect us and others. The animal rights law are not just in place to protect the animal, but also to protect us. Recently there has been a case about a slaughterhouse that forces cows that were so sick they couldn't stand into the country's food supply. Clearly this brings about sickness and no laws were followed to protect us citizens.
(http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Mar12/0,4670,CongressSlaughterhouseAbuse,00.html)
3 comments:
Just because harming life is unavoidable isn't a justification for inflicticting intentional suffering. Vegetarians and vegans choose a lifestyle that casues the least amount of harm.
In some cases, though vegans and vegitarians cause more harm. In class the other day we brough up the fact that during vegitarian farming, many animals are killed. Also vegans won't take anything from an animal....if cows are not milked, they can become very ill.
I agree, Katie, that it is hypocrytical to kill ants etc if you are saying that you are trying to do harm to no life.
Simplistically:
Harm to animals as a consequence of eating plants: X
Harm to animals as a consequence of eating animals: Y
Harm to animals as a consequence of eating plants and animals: X + Y.
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