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    Jay Bost begins his essay on the ethics of eating meat by introducing himself as a former vegetarian. He claims that he has given much thought about the ethics of eating meat. His dietary changes were based on ethics. This is why he returned to conscientious meat-eating after being vegetarian and vegan. Bost's ethical reasons behind abstaining from meat were obvious and clear. Nowadays, most animals are raised and killed in cruel conditions. Grain that could feed hungry people feeds animals instead. The need for pasture fuels deforestation. A sentient being must die for people to partake in the consumption of meat (Bost). However, Bost believes only the last idea applies to all meat available for consumption. Bost's main idea is that any…

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    Jay Bost begins his essay on the ethics of eating meat by introducing himself as a former vegetarian. He claims that he has given much thought about the ethics of eating meat. Bost agrees that the reasons for not eating meat are obvious and clear to him- “animals are raised and killed in cruel conditions; grain that could feed hungry people is fed to animals; the need for pasture fuels deforestation; and by eating meat, one is implicated in the killing of a sentient being.“ (Bost) However,…

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    In “ The Ethics of Eating Meat” by Paul Schwennesen argues that eating meat is ethical, because he is a ranch owner, and has experienced rising and slaughtering animals for food. Shwennesen states, “I neither rejoice in the blood nor shy from it. This is life. this is ethics” (178). Being a ranch owner, he realizes what happens during the slaughtering process, but does it in a more healthful way that even is open to “recovering vegetarians”. I have always believed that eating meat can be okay,…

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    to raise awareness of the detrimental environmental impact of eating meat, preserve precious natural resources and to encourage people to help slow climate change: “If being the number one contributor to the most serious threat facing the planet (global warming) isn't enough, what is?”. I would say that the idea if the Meatless Monday is great and I would definitely participate. Each person can decide what is the reason for him to participate – the described by Jonathan Foer contemporary…

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    forced by philosophies of religion and rank. However, the Government is endeavouring strength religious method to quit eating meat. We people never read books, journals to accumulate knowledge in terms of appreciating the factual consideration of our ancient people’s lifestyle. We should understand vegetarianism has its underlying foundations in the civic establishments of ancient India and old Greece. As there was an opinion, vegetarianism is the theory and practice of voluntary…

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    Is Eating Meat Unethical?

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    Summary-Response Paper #1 Is eating meat unethical? In “Food For Thought”, edited by Steve F. Sapontzis, he addresses differing views concerning the consumption of flesh in the Editor’s Introduction. “Food For Thought” was published in 2004 by Prometheus Books and has many essays about the debate of eating meat. Sapontzis was a former professor of philosophy at California State University and author of many articles and books on animal welfare and ethics. He is also the president of Hayword…

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    ’There is nothing wrong with rearing and killing animals for consumption ’. Eating animals involves many aspects that may not be morally right. Philosophers may take into account violated rights, interests, human interests vs animal interests, rights argument and virtue ethics. Eating animals poses mainly two problems- is it wrong in principle to raise and kill animals so that human beings can eat meat and fish or Does it stop being wrong if the process involved are carried out humanely? These…

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    A lot of controversy and debates surrounds the ethics of eating animals. The most common argument especially for people living in first world countries is that it is not necessary for survival or health. And killing animals just for the preference of the taste only is unjust. They argue that killing animals for food is unethical because there is plenty of non-animal food resources available. In response supporters of meat eating have included various scientific, nutritional, cultural and…

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    is to stop eating or cook almost anything that comes from animals. So you are not allowed to eat any kind of meat, fish or milk, but you are still allowed to eat eggs and honey. Don’t confuse being vegetarians with being vegan. Vegan is a higher degree of vegetarianism. When people are vegan they stop buying or eating anything that is from an animal so they won 't buy eggs, honey, leather boots, wool and so on. Being vegetarian also has huge respect for nature, so a lot of vegetarians are also…

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    In Singer and Masons “Ethics and Animals”, being a vegetarian an ethical requirement? This thought is absurd. There are so many reasons why this is completely impossible. Average Americans simply cannot afford fruits and vegetables. There are so many amino acids, vitamins and protein that can only be gotten from animal meat. Also is it unethical to take away our choice to live the way we want to live. My coworker is a vegetarian, and his main argument he makes is the treatment of the animals.…

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