Ethics Eating Meat

Eating Meat--A Question of Ethics

For years, humans have been asking the question: is eating meat ethical. In fact, vegan advocates around the world swear by diets rid of any and all living creatures. Such arousals of ethical questions are simply in human nature. The reason meat is consumed in the first place is because evolutionally, survival of the fittest called for it. However, as technology has advanced, meat no longer means subsistence in fact, it means for worse. We see that sustaining livestock is harmful to the animals, people, and environment envolved. We understand that a diet reliant on meat is unnecessary. Alternative foods to meat are just as tasty. For all these reasons and more, meat is unethical. Livestock refers to farm animals regarded as an asset. To farmers, to corporations, to institutions, that’s all those animals are: assets. Because farm animals are regarded as disposable income, people do as they please with them, and neglect is the largest crime committed against such helpless animals. For instance, chickens are overfed and overcrowded to extremes that cause their legs to break, feathers to fall, and hearts to explode. As exemplified by chickens, mass-producing chicken breast is abuse. Is it ethical to knowingly support corporations that

The majority of restaurant menus’ contain some form of meat, for example, most pastas come with meat unless said otherwise. With that being said, one benefit that meat has to the essential diet is that it is known as a source for protein. I can see why this could be a valid argument for some because bodybuilders base their diet off of protein so that they can maximize their muscle mass growth. My feelings on the issue are mixed. Although bodybuilders are right that meat can accelerate their muscle growth, there are multiple vegetarian-bodybuilders that have done wonders with nuts and plants. Thus making meat nonessential to one’s