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On Wipeout and Lion Burgers

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The commentator says that part of her winnings will go to abolish animal cruelty (yes, abolish). Interviewer: "Wait, so you want to abolish animal cruelty, except for chickens and fish, (pointing at the contestant) because she doesn't like them?". I think you actually support animal cruelty." Contestant: "Nope. Well, sort of.

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Meat, Cancer, and the Cumulative Case for Ethical Vegetarianism

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Ethical vegetarianism is the thesis that killing and eating animals is morally wrong whenever equally nutritious plant-based alternatives are available. The case for ethical vegetarianism starts with several uncontroversial premises. It is not just a few outspoken animal rights fanatics who hold this view. No one disputes premise (3).

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Enjoy of the Ethical Synergy of Healthy Eating in 2010!

Animal Ethics

If you have been a regular reader of my posts, you already know that switching to a vegan diet devoid of meat and animal products almost always results in significantly lower plasma cholesterol levels. Switching to a cruelty-free vegan diet is yet another powerful example of ethical synergy at work.

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Hal Herzog's "Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat"

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Herzog states, “The awkward fact is that most wanton animal cruelty is not perpetrated by inherently bad kids but by normal children who will eventually grow up to be good citizens” (34). . The campaign to moralize meat has largely been a failure. He watched cockfighting and killed and skinned animals, but won’t eat veal.

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 13 of 13

Animal Ethics

Nevertheless there is, as far as I can determine, no moral duty not to eat meat, and one who eats meat is not thereby committing any moral error. Suppose first that there is a moral obligation to protest cruelty to animals or to commit onself [ sic ] to feeding the hungry people of the world. One final point.

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Vegan Goes Mainstream!

Animal Ethics

I had been focused on what I had to give up—sugar, gluten, alcohol, meat, chicken, fish, eggs, cheese. Oprah is discovering just how delicious a heart-healthful, cruelty-free, environmentally-friendly vegan diet can be. Try a cruelty-free vegan diet for 21 days and see how you feel. What's left?' Apparently a lot.

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Beefsteak

Animal Ethics

With 30% of Americans being morbidly obese and another 30+% being seriously overweight, with 50% of Americans suffering from coronary artery disease, with red meat increasingly linked to colorectal, esophageal, liver, and lung cancers , perhaps it's time that beefsteaks go the way of the Edsel. A list of humane charities can be found here.