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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 11 of 13

Animal Ethics

It is argued that beef cattle and hogs are protein factories in reserve. In order to produce one pound of beef, cattle eat approximately sixteen pounds of grain; and in order to produce six pounds of pork or ham, hogs eat approximately six pounds of grain. It assumes that not eating meat is one way to conserve grain.

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 3 of 13

Animal Ethics

What Meat Should Not Be Eaten? What is forbidden meat? Most moral vegetarians list fish and fowl as animals one should not eat. If beef cattle who could not feel pain were developed, then it would be permissible to eat them. We do not need meat, let alone pork, in order to live. But what about microorganisms?

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