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On a New Level of Absurdity in the Slaughter Business

Animal Person

Words like 'pastured,' 'grass-fed,' and 'free-range' are now synonymous with quality meat; they carry a potent if symbolic meaning that has eased many a consumer’s conscience and driven many a marketing campaign." What kind of definition of respect includes: I don't need to kill you but I'm going to because it will make me money?

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From Today's Wall Street Journal

Animal Ethics

Rather than eating dogs, we all ought to eat exclusively small-farmed, free-range meat. In the name of moral consistency I became a vegetarian four years ago. However, I agree with Mr. Foer that factory farming has to go. We carnivores have to become more benevolent. Why was a dog more worthy of not being dinner than a pig?