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Reasons Consistently Applied

Animal Ethics

I suspect that many regular readers of Animal Ethics are already vegetarians. That's because those who read Animal Ethics with regularity know that there are many compelling reasons to adopt a vegetarian lifestyle. Taken together, these reasons make a very compelling cumulative case for becoming a vegetarian.

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Tom Regan on the Animal-Rights Movement

Animal Ethics

It is to be hoped that the publication of this book will play some role in advancing this great movement, the animal rights movement, toward the third and final stage—the stage of adoption.

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 8 of 13

Animal Ethics

One argument is this: The present practice of treating animals used for food is immoral and should be changed. One ought to adopt the best means. It’s a matter of expending one’s resources in accordance with one’s values. So, if one wants to change the present practice, the best means is to stop eating meat.