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Meat, Cancer, and the Cumulative Case for Ethical Vegetarianism

Animal Ethics

8) The argument for the immorality of eating meat continues with two additional, undeniable premises: (3) The animals that become that meat are killed. Even those actively involved in the industry typically admit that these modern animal rearing practices cause animals severe pain and stress. (Carruthers, The Animals Issue , p.

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Reasons Consistently Applied

Animal Ethics

There are self-interested, health-based reasons to go vegetarian: The major killers of Americans--heart disease, cancer, and stroke--are all strongly positively correlated with meat consumption. So, by purchasing dairy products one is indirectly supporting the inherently cruel veal industry.