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Amber Vredenburg
Professor Green
ENG 170-03
3 December 2014
Industrial Dairy Production Misconceptions
“Major problems exist with the theory that higher or greater intelligence grants us the right to dominate and consume others though because it provides us with the argument that it is all right to eat human babies and people with mental disabilities because they potentially lack the same intelligence we possess” (Keegan par.18) Most people assume that dairy consumption is cruelty free, and that no animals are slaughtered or mistreated in the production, but not only are cows slaughtered for dairy products , there are also many health implications that arise from this believed diet staple. As mammals we do not require dairy in our diet past infancy. Humans are the only species on this planet that both continue dairy consumption past infancy and consume another species’ milk.
I can recall a car ride with my stepfather to school one typical weekday about six years ago. Throughout our conversation the topic of vegans versus vegetarians arose, in the aspect of ethical diet decisions he told me “vegans are stupid, dairy cows aren’t killed for beef, they live on pastures and eat grass”. Everything he stated in that sentence was false. To just produce cheese an …show more content…
We possess long folding intestines perilous for raw meat consumption. And in fact “Animals who eat meat regularly have incredibly short intestines because meat may contain harmful pathogens and will putrefy in their guts if not processed quickly. We lack the proper PH in our stomach acid to digest meat properly without thorough cooking” (Keegan par.10). Humans are rendered incapable of hunting without the use of tools and “Even for animals who we can kill with our bare hands such as rodents and birds, we would struggle eating their bodies without a cutting utensil” (Keegan
Amber Vredenburg
Professor Green
ENG 170-03
3 December 2014
Industrial Dairy Production Misconceptions
“Major problems exist with the theory that higher or greater intelligence grants us the right to dominate and consume others though because it provides us with the argument that it is all right to eat human babies and people with mental disabilities because they potentially lack the same intelligence we possess” (Keegan par.18) Most people assume that dairy consumption is cruelty free, and that no animals are slaughtered or mistreated in the production, but not only are cows slaughtered for dairy products , there are also many health implications that arise from this believed diet staple. As mammals we do not require dairy in our diet past infancy. Humans are the only species on this planet that both continue dairy consumption past infancy and consume another species’ milk.
I can recall a car ride with my stepfather to school one typical weekday about six years ago. Throughout our conversation the topic of vegans versus vegetarians arose, in the aspect of ethical diet decisions he told me “vegans are stupid, dairy cows aren’t killed for beef, they live on pastures and eat grass”. Everything he stated in that sentence was false. To just produce cheese an …show more content…
We possess long folding intestines perilous for raw meat consumption. And in fact “Animals who eat meat regularly have incredibly short intestines because meat may contain harmful pathogens and will putrefy in their guts if not processed quickly. We lack the proper PH in our stomach acid to digest meat properly without thorough cooking” (Keegan par.10). Humans are rendered incapable of hunting without the use of tools and “Even for animals who we can kill with our bare hands such as rodents and birds, we would struggle eating their bodies without a cutting utensil” (Keegan