Ethics of eating meat

The first most obvious one to me, is the ethics of killing another living organism. Cowhey searches out scholars and members from differing religious groups to get an opinion on this issue. This is a good demonstration on the idea that different cultures can hold differing sets of values and ethics. For instances, she mentions the family of vegetarians who visit her home on Thanksgiving. While eating meat, especially on that holiday, is a part of our culture and seen as the…

male animals are routinely neutered when they're a few days old. unable to make sperm. Pass superior genes to its offspring Many believe that cloned animal meat is bad to ingest but in 2008 final risk assessment of FDA it was approved. no additional risks to people eating clones or the offspring of any animal clones traditionally consumed as food. “We could add more animal protein into the food chain, eliminating some of the pressure that will undoubtedly be placed…

so much, that choosing behaviors to write about is difficult and has required a great deal of self reflection. The first health behavior I have chosen is my work ethic surrounding school. My time at Montgomery college has been spent deciphering what career I want my future to hold. Any success will depend on my work ethic: when I study, how many hours a week…

benefits to the body. People can be weak or sick if any nutrient is missing in the daily diet. Recommended Daily Allowances (RDA) is differ from generations and genders. Different ethnic groups has different eating behavior.…

As people eat food they seldom consider where the food came from, what were the conditions in which it was produced, or the methods by which it was obtained. Eating has become a thoughtless act Berry claims. He goes on to say, “The streamlining of food production has caused consumers to become ignorant to the ‘biological reality’ of the production of food.” The conditions of food suffer with scale e.g.“4 kilometers…

Many believe that there is a connection between morality and religion, but do ethics truly require a religious or supernatural foundation? The answer to this question is no. Morality is independent of religion, and morals exist primarily to keep us safe and protect us from harm. Various religions each have different commands given by their God, but why is it that these commands exist? While some believe that these commands exist purely because God wants them to, the commands would seem arbitrary…

when talking about the feelings of animals. But philosopher Peter Singer is right to claim that human suffering and animal suffering should be given equal consideration. Australian philosopher, Peter Singer, starts off his argument by comparing the ethics behind women’s rights to that of animal rights. His retribution is that if the argument for equality was sound when applied to women, why should it not be applied to animals also? Now you might be wondering how this is a valid argument. But…

Buddha). Through the way the beliefs and believers and expressed, the sacred texts are written, the practices and rituals are conducted, and the ethics are derived, we can see that the four main components of Religion contribute to a dynamic, living religious system for adherants of Buddhism. Buddhism originated 2,500 years ago during the life of…

In both “An Animal’s Place” by Michael Pollan and “The Omnivore’s Delusion; Against the Agri-Intellectuals” by Blake Hurst, the highly debated issue over modern American farming is addressed. Due to the importance of food to people’s lives, this issue is salient to the average individual because it concerns how his or her food is processed and where it originates from. Pollan’s proposal is that organic farming is a better method due to better quality of food and better quality of life for…

competition over their morals and ethics have made a negative impact on most of our foods and those who eat them. Luckily, my background in food has been more of an individual journey than a cultural influence, making my beliefs non-biased and objective. Conversely, I am an extremely picky-eater, so I’m not very open to eating different types of foods; I prefer to stick with the same meals every day. However, it is not always easy for me to stay strictly linear to my own eating system. Often, I…