Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

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. Eggs and dairy products also contribute to all the environmental problems listed above. That's right, free!

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Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Meat, however, purchased at the supermarket, externally packaged and internally laced with petrochemicals, fattened in feed lots, slaughtered impersonally, and, in general, mechanically processed from artificial insemination to microwave roaster, is an affront not only to physical metabolism and bodily health but to conscience as well.

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Animal Ethics

MARCH 3, 2008

That is, they contribute to increasing, in the long run, the quantity of satisfaction which an individual experiences. The issue is: Does he gain more value than he would experience if he let them live? If an animal's foot is crushed, that is bad for the animal, just as, if a man's foot is crushed, that is bad for the man.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 20, 2008

Similarly, most people also agree that: (2) It is wrong to kill a conscious sentient animal for no good reason. For example, Carl Cohen, who has argued at length that animals don’t have rights, admits: If animals feel pain (and certainly mammals do,), we humans surely ought cause no pain to them that cannot be justified.

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Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 23, 2006

Jonathan Hubbell, a philosophy major at the University of Texas at Arlington, is the newest member of the Animal Ethics blog, and once again, I would like to welcome him aboard. There simply is no good reason to kill animals for food when plant-based foods are available. Running time: 12 Minutes.

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