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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 11 of 13

Animal Ethics

For an explanation of this feature, click on “Moral Vegetarianism” at the bottom of this post. The Argument from Human Grain Shortage All of the clearly moral arguments for vegetarianism given so far have been in terms of animal rights and suffering. It is doubtful that the best approach to conserving grain is to become a vegetarian.

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Watch Video About Pig Farming in the UK

Critter News

As an aside, people who love to eat meat should also watch educational videos like these. Unfortunately, there are way more of them than there are vegetarians and vegans. It's a 5-minute film about conditions for pigs in the UK. Produced by Compassion in World Farming. They need to take responsibility and learn about the food they eat.

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On What the Animal Ag Alliance Thinks of Us

Animal Person

Often confused with American Humane Association, they raise tens of millions, not to ‘save the animals’ as most people assume but to further the causes of vegetarianism and ending animal agriculture." "The Humane Society of the United States is the big bully on this strange playground. I wish their mission was to end animal agriculture.

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On the Vegan "Diet"

Animal Person

If PCRM can get more people to try a "vegan diet" for 21 days as suggested, which is what in my experience used to be called "strict vegetarianism" (and which is no better), that's an actual decrease in animal use for those people. If they did that, they'd most certainly get pounced on.

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On Vegan Grenades

Animal Person

I do know people who became vegan (also after watching " Earthlings ") who are now vegetarians, pescetarians and run-of-the-mill omnivores. Someone who goes from vegan to vegetarian to eating cows isn't really in a position to judge anyone. What does this mean? We role play with questions or comments he gets at work.

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On Scheduling Epiphanies. and Coral Snakes

Animal Person

I've also found that there are all kinds of activists and videos and concerts and demonstrations and books that I've never even heard of, that cause omnivores and vegetarians to go vegan. What I have discovered is that people like my husband, who went vegan overnight from omnivore, aren't exactly common, but they're also not that rare.

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On Keeping "Vegan" Pure

Animal Person

Or educate my neighbors about the alternatives to poker at the dog track (and of course, about dog racing). Or bake some vegan cookies for a vegetarian friend who's convinced that she cannot survive without eggs and butter. Arguing about that line with other vegans, though, doesn't interest me.

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