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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 11 of 13

Animal Ethics

It is argued that beef cattle and hogs are protein factories in reserve. The eating of non-grain-eating animals, e.g., fish and wild game, is morally permissible on this view. Nobody wants existing animals to be slaughtered. New moral vegetarianism, however, rests on moral arguments couched in terms of human welfare.

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On Letting Your Emotions Rule the Day

Animal Person

Let the games begin. The veracity of this statement hinges on Scott's definition of "inhumane," and that definition must be very, very restricted, and clearly unrelated to the realities of our modern factory farm system. Methinks it is Scott who is letting his emotions get the best of him.

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