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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 3 of 13

Animal Ethics

What Meat Should Not Be Eaten? What is forbidden meat? Vegan vegetarians who eat only vegetables, fruit, and nuts do not completely remove all microorganisms from their food, even with repeated cleaning. If someone’s sole reason for abstaining from meat were pain-avoidance, then there would be no reason not to eat these cows.

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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.