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Meat, Cancer, and the Cumulative Case for Ethical Vegetarianism

Animal Ethics

It is not just a few outspoken animal rights fanatics who hold this view. Animal abuse is a crime in all fifty states, and rightly so. Similarly, most people also agree that: (2) It is wrong to kill a conscious sentient animal for no good reason. Carruthers, The Animals Issue , p. No one disputes premise (3).

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On Responding to Jokes that Feature Animal Abuse

Animal Person

my former doctor said that all red meat is very unhealthy!" "Do I'm fairly sure that if I raise this topic it won't go over well, and outside of this issue there are no problems, but it's a big one for me. Why is the torture and slaughter of sentient nonhumans to satisfy one's taste buds so easily made into a joke by some people?