The Moral Paradox Of Eating Meat

There is a difficult situation between eating meat and the fact that animals are being killed for their meat. There are some people who both eat meat and at the same time also care about animals, which this can be interpreted as the meat paradox. Many people are fully aware of the conditions animals are being put through just for their meat. Whether or not people realize where meat comes from or the circumstances the animals go through, they still eat meat because it tastes good. Many people do not think about the pain and conditions the animal went through before they put it in their mouths. They do not think about how it was once a living, breathing creature that had feelings and emotions.
Our society is becoming less and less conscious of the pain and suffering that is happening to animals. We begin to see that …show more content…
Every day animals are being killed, slaughtered, and are used for anything that they possibly can with them. For as long as meat has been around, there has always been a moral dilemma. In order for there to be meat, an animal has to die. Many people consider this morally wrong. The most definite way people go about eliminating moral tension with eating animals is to not eat them. Studies of vegetarianism show that the slaughtering and the brutal environment animals are being put in is a primary motivation for eliminating meat in their diets. On the other hand, a reason why some people eat meat is to show that they are more masculine than vegetarians since it shows that they do not really care that animals die. Furthermore, some people believe that animals have similar attributes as humans, making some perceive animals