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As long as it's legal, who am I to judge?

Animal Person

It might reflect the values of the majority in some ways (and in other ways not), but its function is not as a moral statement, said that professor. And as if there are humans who don't judge. We have a legal right to use them, but that doesn't mean doing so is justifiable moral ly. But back to the beginning.

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Animal Ethics

I foresee a day, perhaps not far in the future, in which it is illegal to raise cows, pigs, and other animals for food. It will be said that animal husbandry is one of the most inefficient and destructive industries on the planet, and that the planet cannot survive unless humans change their diets. Others will do so for health reasons.

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