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Henry S. Salt (1851-1939) on Consistency

Animal Ethics

I eat chicken, fish, and eggs. I have had no other animal products (no beef, pork, lamb, or turkey, for example) since 1982. That depends on whether there are morally relevant differences between chickens and fish on the one hand and cows, pigs, and sheep on the other. (I Surely that counts for something, morally.

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From the Mailbag

Animal Ethics

I refuse to eat pork, but eat grass-fed beef when I am making Persian food, and certain forms of chicken and lamb with other ethnic foods I consume. In other words, there are moral limits to science, as to law. I, like you, am not a complete vegetarian. In fact, my diet is worse, but I do justify my eating habits.