Animal Ethics
SEPTEMBER 30, 2009
It is argued that beef cattle and hogs are protein factories in reserve. Or new markets could be found among the countries of the world where meat consumption is slight; more need for meat could be produced among nonvegetarians and dogs and cats. The next assumption is no less dubious.
Animal Ethics
JUNE 4, 2009
As he puts it, “Until we boycott meat we are, each one of us, contributing to the continued existence, prosperity, and growth of factory farming and all the other cruel practices used in rearing animals for food” ( Animal Liberation, 167). Meat-packing companies might encourage, for example, an increased dog population to take up the slack.
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