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From Today's Wall Street Journal

Animal Ethics

Beyond the environmental impacts of meat production there is a basic ethical issue involved. So here is an even more modest proposal than roasting Fido: Try eating only what animals you are willing to kill with your own hands. Dogs were bred to be companion animals; pigs and cows are raised as food.

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On "EATING ANIMALS" by Jonathan Safran Foer

Animal Person

Then again, he is not against the consumption of animals, " in general " (198). He is against it for himself and his family. There's not enough evidence for an accusation of moral relativism, but for me the message is a mixed one. In other words, "EATING ANIMALS" is a remarkably palatable book for the masses.