Pros And Cons Of Eating Meat

The Inbetween of Meat Eating
The matter of eating meat is a heavily debated topic, especially with the threats of climate change, population change, and animal cruelty gaining popularity. The production of meat has been linked to the rise in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, such as methane. This claim has been intensified by the growing population and the food that is needed to support them. While these arguments against eating meats are somewhat compelling, there is plenty of evidence of to support eating meat. There are facts surrounding vegetarianism that make it logical and reasonable, but this can often be taken either too literally, or too far. Eating meat is perfectly ethical if the person eating it is informed of where and how their …show more content…
Leanne Ratcliffe, a vegan blogger with the name "Freelee the Banana Girl" has not found this middle ground. In her video called "What do YOU think..." on the social media platform Youtube, she says “People who continue to eat meat and dairy even if they know the impact of their diet choices on the planet and on the animals…whether they actually deserve to continue living.” Before saying this she claims she thinks about these things quite often. This is a very extreme version of vegetarianism. Unlike Graham Hill’s approach to this issue, she takes it too far than it needs to go. She also describes the offensive things that happen to animals, but she offers no other option. She displays no middle ground or compromise. She only shows us what she wants us to see to believe that all processes of getting meat are unethical, which is not the case. Simply put, there is a compromise that can be made on this issue of whether or not to eat meat, we just have to find it. Graham Hill created a compromise so that when a person decides they want to be a bit healthier or to help the Earth a little, they could do so without completely cutting out a huge part of their