...At first, many people were hesitant to wrap their heads around the fact that the food that was being transported to them from far away could be producing something harmful to the environment. Flash forward a couple of years and environmental impact is now one of the biggest arguments in the debate regarding the ethics of eating meat. Such discoveries are backed up by writers like Brian Henning, who writes about how meat production has negatively impacted the environment locally. In his journal, "Standing in Livestock's Long Shadow: The Ethics of Eating Meat on a Small Planet," Henning mentions how the production of meat has led to a concerning amount of water waste. The alarming rate in which this is occurring has led the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to believe that by the year 2050, the individuals living in water-stressed populations will rise from 1.5 billion to 3-5 billion (NAO). Unfortunately, meat production is not the only food that pollutes the Earth. Horticulture, the practice of garden cultivation, is not far behind meat regarding pollution. During the 1990's, there was a demand for healthier and more organic foods as consumers became more conscious on what they ate (Fig. 1). Randy Stringer's journal shows how the over-cultivation of Australian land began to contaminate the land with excessive water, fertilizer, and chemical use. Soon enough, environmental problems became linked with...
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...Eating meat is unethical In this few pages I’m going to discuss the topical subject of vegetarianism, whether it is or it isn’t a life choice to consider and why. I invite you here to consider that we have conscience of our acts and therefore we know the consequences they have in ourselves and the world; also we can live healthy, full lives without eating meat and finally it is not coherent or logic to defend certain animals while killing others. In a society where the constant battle is for freedom and rights of living creatures, I believe these aforementioned issues are things we should each consider seriously since they say a lot about ourselves; they are in the very core of who we are and the actions we are willing to take to build a better, more compassionate society. I’m going to defend why eating meat is unethical, not something entirely natural nor something we should encourage. To begin with, let’s clarify the concept of ethics. There are way too many definitions of this term, but I’m going to work with the one that is taken from the word ethos (Greek) which means “character” or “custom” and defines some appropriated morals (norms) to follow in a society, but also as individuals; they define what is virtuous and good and what is not in some way (not to be confused with rules and laws, which involves more of a legal and inflexible context). There are several fields of application for ethics and I’m going to support what I say by bringing up the utilitarian and environmental...
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...living exclusively on vegetables, fruits, grains, cereals and not including meat is known as vegetarianism (Beardworth, 2005). Vegetarianism has been practiced for various reasons. They may be ethical, austere or health reasons. Vegetarians do not include any kind of meat in their diet. Studies have shown that well organized vegetarian diets are good for the human health. Most of the vegetable diets fulfill daily requirements that are needed for the human body to stay healthy. A person living on vegetable diet has low risks of fatal diseases such as cancer. The life of an individual practicing vegetarianism also increases and also helps in obesity. With the alertness of role meat in contribution to obesity, heart diseases and cancer, many people have embraced vegetarianism as a precautionary medication. Although, meat is easily available in various forms in the western society but people are moving towards a vegetarian diet. They prefer to have vegetables rather than meat. Many vegetarians are individuals who have the knowledge and understanding to play a role to make a society as peace as possible along with the elimination of aggression and hostility that lives in the human heart. It is not in the nature of human beings to be meat eaters. Instead, the human body is structured to eat vegetables. Vegetarianism is the healthiest way of eating. The use of chemicals, preservatives and additives in meat is harmful for the human body. Another reason to op for vegetarianism is because...
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...US produces. Meat animals of the world alone consume food equal to caloric needs of 9 billion people- more than the entire human population on earth. It takes 2,500 gallons of water to produce a pound of meat, but only 25 gallons to produce a pound of wheat. A vegetarian food will make ten times as many humans happier than a non-vegetarian one, not counting the happiness gained by animals. Meat eating results in a lot of wastage of food that would otherwise have fed many more people. Ethical Issues Analysis I believe in the ethical treatment for all animals are an ethical obligation by all humans. We have come to an era that we believe that all humans should be treated equally and fairly. Well, what about our other living, breathing counterparts? They deserve to live their life as they choose in quality and in the pursuit of happiness. Just as Europeans came and took over Northern America's land and resources on the Indians. We have also taken over the land and resources from all of the animals. The moral point of view in the killing of animals for food as an indulgence which is not a necessity for our diet is killing another living being. Eating large amount of meat without any vegetarian choice causes constipation, obesity and cancer. The consequences of not eating meat would be healthy diets which keep humans lean without complications of disease. Shocking stories of greed, neglect, and inhumane treatment of animals in the slaughterhouses of the meat industry are enough...
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...environmental solution for becoming a vegetarian. There are several different types of vegetarians. Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian: does not eat meat, fish or fowl; eats dairy and egg products. Ovo-Vegetarians: does not eat meat, fish, fowl, or dairy products; eats egg products. Lacto-Vegetarian: does not eat meat, fish, fowl, or eggs; Eat dairy products. Vegan: does not eat any animal products including meat, fish, fowl, eggs, dairy, honey, etc.; most vegans do not use any animal products such as silk, leather, wool, etc. as well. By eliminating meats from your diet you can take a crucial step towards a long life of health and happiness. “This is because a healthy vegetarian diet is typically low in fat and high in fiber. However a vegetarian diet can be high in fats that include an excessive amount of fatty snacks, fried foods, whole milk, dairy products, and eggs. Therefore a vegetarian diet like any other diet must be well planned in order to prevent certain diseases” (Brown Edu). Some of the leading killers in America today, include heart disease, cancer, obesity, and strokes, and they are directly linked to meat-based diets. Heart disease is the number one killer in America, which is caused by a buildup of cholesterol and saturated fat from animal products in the arteries. PETA states that the average began cholesterol level is 133 (compared to 210 for meat eaters); there is no documented cases of heart attacks in individuals with cholesterol under 150. There are other health benefits...
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...Holy Cow! In today’s world the issue of meat eating raises a lot of controversial questions. Many people believe that human intelligence should guide us to forbid from killing animals. This belief is far from my opinion. I was raised in an omnivore family. My father eats over five kilograms of meat every day. He’s strong and healthy. I find it funny how depressed he sometimes gets when he comes home from work and sees that mom made a soup for dinner. It seems like he’s closer to the primitive caveman than any modern human can still be, and this leads me to think that forbidding of meat eating is just as unethical as, some may think, eating it is. Humans are carnivores designed to eat meat. The evidence of thorough research proves that the human body is more of the carnivore than herbivore. The length of our digestive tract is similar to carnivores’. Our stomachs produce hydrochloric acid that breaks down a variety of food by activating protein-splitting enzymes. The HCL is nowhere to be found in herbivores’ organisms. Also, the presence of the multiple stomachs declares a tremendous difference between us and herbivores. These few and a lot more differences destroy the popular claim that people should follow a non-meat diet. The answer to what we should eat is deeply encoded in the structure of our bodies (Comparison Between). The studies also show that going back to Stone Age nutritional habits can be very beneficial. Dr. Staffan Lindeberg, an expert in this field, proved...
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...personal health advantages of becoming a vegetarian, our ability to prevent animal cruelty, and the benefits to the environment and the world. Impact of the Topic and Speech: I hope that my speech will give you some thoughts to think and questions to ask. So if you have any, you may ask them after my talk. Transition: First, let’s examine the health benefits of becoming a vegetarian [BODY] I. Becoming a vegetarian has substantial health benefits. HEART DISEASE RISK Vegetarians have a lower chance of developing heart disease than meat-eaters, according to a study published in the journal "Public Health Nutrition." This large-scale study was undertaken by researchers of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund in Oxford, England, and studied a total of 76,172 women and men living in the United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Overall, vegetarians were found to have a 24 percent lower risk of dying from ischemic heart disease than those who ate meat OBESITY According to Mayo Clinic dietitian Katherine Zeratsky, “On average, people who follow a vegetarian diet eat fewer calories and less fat than nonvegetarians. Vegetarians also tend to have lower body weight than non-vegetarians.” As you can see, vegetarians have much less chances of...
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...Eating Wild Game Hunting meat for the dinner table builds confidence in your abilities and it gives you an overwhelming sense of accomplishment akin to having a bountiful harvest from your backyard garden. Butchering and processing your own game is a skill well worth having especially once the SHTF. Some hunters take their game to a butcher shop, but can you be assured of the quality and expertise of the butcher, who may or may not be accustomed to processing wild game, and some hunters have been shorted on the weight, so you do have to choose carefully where you take your game. Wild game is free range, organic and leaner than domestically raised stock. Moreover, wild game has what most people call a gamy flavor, which is what avid hunters seek. The flavor of the meat comes from the varied diet of the animal, and because they are typically older at the time of death. Wild game is not pampered. It works hard to feed itself every day, unlike farm-raised animals, so the meat is leaner, and thus, healthier....
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...This friggin self-absorbed cow couldn't pick out Yulin on a map if her swan deficated on the exact spot. You would think that Lisa Vanderpump advocating to end the Yulin Festival would be a good thing but we're just tired of seeing her and her primp and proper dogs. We may be wrong but we have been reporting on the horror of Yulin and the dog meat trade for years and here comes Lisa Vanderpump and her dressed up mutts sucking the oxygen out of the room. Every damn interview that she seems to do winds up talking about herself rather than what the title of the article states. In our opinion she is just using the dogs to promote herself, her husband and their wonderful life. Recently in an over-the-top, pages long, Time magazine it devoted...
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...Arguments for Vegetarianism.” His arguments focus on different audiences, but they all come down to caring for oneself, caring for others, or sometimes both. He does specify, however, that these arguments do not apply to fish or “other organisms whose sentience is doubtful” (Pg. 201), nor do they apply to communities that need to hunt to survive. The first argument that Stephens mentions is the argument from distributive justice. This argument states that when one consumes meat from factory farms, one indirectly harms other people, specifically hungry and starving people. For instance, it takes anywhere from 16 to 21 pounds of edible vegetation to produce one pound of beef. When one takes into account the amount of grains and vegetation required to raise beef, pork, and poultry, which could otherwise be used to feed those who are starving it seems pretty obvious how indirectly harmful raising livestock can be for other people, Stephens puts the point as follows: “if Americans were to reduce their meat consumption by only 10 percent for one year, it would free at least 12 million tons of grain for human consumption – or enough to feed 60 million starving people” (Pg. 204). The second argument he makes is the argument from environmental harm. This argument is directed at people who care about the environment, whether for themselves, others, or for the environment itself. It brings up the fact that sheer number of cows, sheep, and goats are very harmful to the environment, either...
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...anyone’s overall life. Health should be a considerable priority in every individual’s life and vegetarians are proven to be healthier than carnivorous humans in various ways. First, medical studies show that a human being’s body was not made to be carnivorous (for example; humans have no fang s or claws) and because are digestive system was not made to digest meat, a vegetarian diet is much easier and healthier for our bodies. Secondly, as known around the world, the most common cause of death is heart attack and the average man is at a 50% risk while a vegetarian man is at a 4% risk. Another fact most don’t think about is that every one out of three chickens is infected with salmonella bacteria. Speaking of bacteria and disease, the U.S. Department of Agriculture implies that it protects meat-eaters through regular and thorough meat inspection while in reality, fewer than one out of every 250,000 slaughtered animals is tested for toxic chemical residues. As a matter of fact, breast milk of a meat-eating mother versus a non meat-eating mother is 35 times higher for contamination of milk due to pesticides found in meat. Vegetarianism also prevents cancer by 50%, and prevents heart disease, lowering blood pressure, gallstones, kidney stones, osteoporosis and can even...
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...One the first Friday of April I attend my boyfriend’s birthday celebration with his five best friends at bar and fire grill called Smokey Bones. We all ordered drinks, during some point of the night; the waiter came and asks if anyone was interested in ordering food. Of course when the food arrives everyone has a buzz on. When they had seen that I had a plate of steamed broccoli in front of me, eyes began to roll. “Yuck is that all you’re eating? I don’t understand how you can eat that crap.” my boyfriend’s best friend. “It’s not crap, I eat it because I know things about food that you clearly don’t know.” “You know that you can drag a cow through shit, slap it on a grill and he would still eat it without hesitation.” his brother. “You do realize...
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...One of the most religions plays influential roles in the selection of foods choices and consumed in certain societies. For example, in the Hindu and Buddhist religions the consumption of both pork and beef is frowned upon. This is because it is considered to not be clean meat. Also, Hindu people are prohibiting the eating of these meats. As a result of this the large majority of 90% Hindus and Buddhists people are refuse to eat any meat and chicken at all and they are totally vegetarian. Islamic and Judaism religion people are not eating pork and beef. However, all other meats consumed in these religions must be halal and kosher respectively. This means that special prayers are performed in order to make the eating of these animals acceptable....
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...What would you do if you saw someone harming an animal? Most of you here probably would have no clue what to do. I am here to talk to you about animal welfare and vegetarianism. First I will talk about what it means to be a vegetarian and the benefit it has on animals. Following this I will explain the impact of animals being used for human consumption. Finally I will explain the impact that eating meat has on your body. Becoming vegetarian majorly reduces animal suffering. Eating meat supports cruelty to animals. In factory farms these days animals are kept in cruel, crammed and brutal conditions. Killing animals promotes violence and not global peace. Mahatma Gandhi and Thich Nhat Hanh have argued that a vegetarian diet is only for people who want to make the world a peaceful place. I've heard people say that animals are killed humanely. Killing a living creature humanely, how does that work?...
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...After standing in the long stir fry line at the dining service and finally am the person “up to bat,” the chef will first ask me, “What meat would you like to start with?” I’ll usually follow up with an “I’m vegan, so I’ll have it without meat,” and just to probably make sure I wasn’t lying or something, nine times out of ten, the person behind me responds with a “Wait, you’re vegan?” When I acknowledge that I indeed am, the dreaded rebound I receive is when the person spells out all of the animal products he eats as well as an, “I’m sorry bro but I couldn’t go even a day without eating meat.” In the cross-swords about food talk, I will then respond that a chicken is an embodiment of an animal who wanted to live. If someone killed you, would you eat yourself? The consuming of one’s self often ends what could intensify into a bitter conversation that neither of us really wanted. Several of us are born vegan, and the rest who adopt veganism usually do so after a particular revelation, possibly following a health catastrophe, watching one of those broadcasts that capture the dairy and meat industry’s slaughtering of these animals, or after falling in love with a...
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