Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Meat, however, purchased at the supermarket, externally packaged and internally laced with petrochemicals, fattened in feed lots, slaughtered impersonally, and, in general, mechanically processed from artificial insemination to microwave roaster, is an affront not only to physical metabolism and bodily health but to conscience as well.

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Factory Farm Factory Farming Factory Farming 40

Animal Person

MAY 29, 2009

less processed food and more fresh, organic fruits, veggies, grains and legumes), than I'm thrilled. If it steers (sorry about the pun) people toward animals raised in places other than factory farms, where they will still be killed, I'm not thrilled. If more people eat actual food as a result (i.e., Will you not check it out?

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Factory Farm Factory Farming Vegan Factory 100

Animal Ethics

MARCH 14, 2007

and their bodies dismembered and processed. Notice that the author is not opposed to the use of nonhuman animals as resources for human consumption. She simply wants to minimize their suffering before they are killed (painlessly?) Notice that we (including, I assume, the author) would never allow such treatment of a human being.

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Factory Farm Factory Farming Factory Farming 40

Animal Person

JUNE 22, 2009

There's no "compassion" in the process. No factory farms, no large-scale operations where animals are crammed together under a roof, never to see the light of day. Tags: Ethics Food and Drink Language. It's impersonal and hideously ugly and the animals suffer greatly. No argument here.

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Factory Farm Factory Farming Slaughter Slaughtered 100

Animal Person

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

The discussion about the environment usually originates in the massive problems created by the factory farming of sentient nonhumans. The arguments against factory farming, which most recently were articulated by Jonathan Safran Foer (who has caused quite a stir in the mainstream), are legion.

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Vegan Factory Farm Factory Farming Slaughter 100

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

The film Partitions (running time: 14 min) by Audrey Kali gives an intimate glimpse of the ethical struggles that five small-scale meat farmers face when their animals are slaughtered. This film provides an accurate portrayal of small-scale, non-intensive animal farming.

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Farming Humane Factory Farm Factory Farming 40

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 20, 2008

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. Premise (4) is widely acknowledged. The answer, according to the ADA, is “No.”

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