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R. G. Frey on the Principle of the Equal Consideration of Interests

Animal Ethics

By forgoing meat in our diets, we can reduce, if not eliminate, this massive suffering of animals, merely through bringing market forces to bear upon factory farming.

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Jan Narveson on Moral Vegetarianism

Animal Ethics

And there are two relevant kinds of alternatives here: one is treating the animals better before we eat them, the only disadvantage of which is that it would make meat considerably more expensive. For we must realize that the question is whether this justifies the eating of animals in comparison with alternatives.