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Roger Scruton on the Duty to Eat Meat

Animal Ethics

We should not abandon our meat-eating habits, but remoralize them, by incorporating them into affectionate human relations, and using them in the true Homeric manner, as instruments of hospitality, conviviality and peace. I believe, however, that there is another remedy, and one more in keeping with the Judaeo-Christian tradition.

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Komen and KFC: A Match Made in Hell

Critter News

But, really, even if I ate meat, I wouldn't touch KFC. It's fast food and it is unhealthy. The more fattening food you eat, the more money goes to cancer research. for cancer research. It's not just a question of animal rights. Chickens that are used for KFC products are horribly treated. That stuff is horrible!

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Prima Facie vs. Ultima Facie Wrongness

Animal Ethics

He thinks that the treatment of animals in factory farms is morally unjustifiable, and yet, he continues to support those practices financially by purchasing and eating meat and animal products. Since it would not be wrong to eat the flesh of animals raised in that manner, eating meat is not morally wrong! Running time: 12 Minutes.