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 (7) is clearly true, but don’t take my word for it.

Vegetarian 40

Vegetarian Meat Ethics Lacto-Ovo 40

Animal Ethics

APRIL 11, 2008

Every day, some people switch from meat-based diets to vegetarian diets. Some people make the switch for ethical reasons, others for health reasons, others out of concern for the environment, and some for a combination of all these reasons. At the same time, try a vegetarian diet for a month. First of all, people can change.

Vegetarian 40

Vegetarian Meat Industry Meat Industry 40

Animal Person

JANUARY 20, 2010

I had to make exactly the same meal for her every day, so I moved to using Natural Balance Vegetarian kibble (note that the canned version is not vegan due to the animal source of Vitamin D3). Back to the questions: Do you arm yourself with research and go to the vet to educate him/her? My vet asks every time I go.)

Vegan 100

Vegan Vet Greyhounds Meat 100

Animal Person

AUGUST 12, 2009

animals in research, in schools or as food). 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. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language.

Vegan 100

Vegan Campaign Advocacy Vegetarian 100

Animal Ethics

JULY 15, 2009

It's hard to say because the government still has not instituted a comprehensive MRSA inspection process, but independent research conducted by Tara Smith, PhD, assistant professor of epidemiology at the University of Iowa, suggests that MRSA-infected animals may be widespread indeed. Just how prevalent is MRSA-infected meat?

Vegetarian 40

Vegetarian Factory Farm Factory Farming Factory 40

Animal Person

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

The vet did give me a hard time about the dogs' animal-free diets (my traditional vets don't, ironically), and my response was that unless she could show me some research that his particular type of injury needs animal protein to heal, I wasn't going to change anything. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics.

Project Treadstone 100

Project Treadstone Feral Cats Tnr Vet 100

Animal Person

AUGUST 16, 2011

He pairs conventional wisdom with actual research on such wisdom and speaks to experts who’ve been pondering the issues from the perspectives of their various disciplines. The research, much of the time, doesn’t support the conventional wisdom (which is not to say the case is closed on any issue). But I’m merely making his point.

Vegan 100

Vegan Morals Animal Rights Advocacy 100