Ethical Laws To Non-Human Animals

To improve their articles support, the writers for Vegan Outreach should rely mainly on logos to back up their claim that animal consumption is morally wrong and that they should switch to a less cruel alternatives to source food. Although the authors do originally provide evidence throughout the text, their argument is poorly constructed. For example, in one case Vegan Outreach used a statistic without indicating from where they attained the statistic “...[b]y avoiding the meat of chickens, turkeys, and pigs, you can prevent the suffering of more than two thousand of these animals during your lifetime!” (11). The initial issue with Vegan Outreach’s document is that it fails to reference their work, the second issue is that it does little to reference the sample statistics of other animals, which makes their application of logos unreliable. In addition, this example statistic is not their

Harvard Medical School defines a vegan as a person who does, “not eat meat, poultry, fish, or any products derived from animals, including eggs, dairy products, and gelatin.” (p.1). With veganism gaining more and more popularity in the media and in the western culture, debates have sprung up about whether or not this diet and lifestyle proves to be healthy. Countless studies and experiments have been conducted, and the results have shown that a vegan diet can prove to be a more beneficial diet then the standard American Diet. But, with large food corporations and drug companies in the way, Americans find it harder to switch to the plant-based diet. The vegan diet time and time again shows its outstanding power in reducing

Compare to 50 years ago when meat and produce were not readily available as today, the population was at a lower health risk. Graham Hill explores the fact that American consumes a lot more meat compare to 50 years ago. His solution is that we practice weekday veganism. Instead of consuming meat on during weekdays we should consume more fish. This suggestion is a practicable way to start fixing the problem. Fish is a faster and more sustainable source of protein that contains more nutrients (Graham Hill). This is also a feasible solution to Mark Bittman’s

“Vegan accuse animal products of causing heart disease and cancer. The real culprit is vegetable oils, which have insidiously replaced animal fats in western diets.” (Fallon 20)

The study of good and bad, right and wrong, moral principles or value held by a person or society, promoting human welfare, maximizing freedom minimizing pain and suffering is called ethics. The discipline that studies the moral relationship of human beings and also the value and moral status of the environment and its non-human contents is called environmental ethics. It considers the ethical relationship between the humans and the environment. Animal and animal rights are the highlighted topic in the environmental ethics.

The talk was about the contradictions in the treatment of various non-human animals based on their species, and how we often accept animal cruelty without even realizing it. As a lawyer, the lecturer used court cases as a tool to demonstrate inconsistencies in our justice system as well as in our ways and habits as a society.

Dr. Michael Greger provides an eye-opening statistic regarding the link between health and nutrition when he states that, “The #1 killer in the US – heart disease – was found to be almost nonexistent in populations with diets centered around whole plant foods” (“Greger”). Even though the idea that a plant-based diet is the best option for many reasons, many groups still passionately contest it. However, recent research in nutritional and environmental science has established that a more plant-based, or vegetarian, lifestyle is the way society needs to go. Webster’s New World Dictionary defines vegetarian as, “one who eats no meat” (715). Society is showing a trend towards more people adopting plant-based eating. This trend can be seen playing out in the popular media via celebrities who openly discuss their vegetarian lifestyle choices and also in popular television shows whose characters talk about being vegetarian in the dialogue of show.

Going vegan is one of the most powerful things a human can do to respect and protect the world they live in. A long time ago Albert Einstein said: “Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet.” Fast forward 70 years and the damage wreaked by the meat and dairy industries has reached massive proportions.

Veganism, a phenomenon of the twenty first century. Nowadays one percent of the population practices a vegan diet; but what about the rest of the population? The other ninety-nine percent follow what many would call a Western diet. In recent years, debate has persisted about which diet is superior and truly more beneficial. In this essay, the issue of a superior diet will be compared in terms of prevention of diseases and rate of mortality, nutrients and vitamins, water conservation, and cost effectiveness, ultimately proving that the vegan diet is more beneficial.

Equality has been a controversial and persistent issue in America’s history. From slavery to segregation, it might seem that now that we have laws outlawing these forms of discrimination, we are free from all forms of prejudice. While this might seem true, we are actually not. We are too quick to overlook an issue that affects a great number of us. And by us, I mean all animals. Many humans tend to have a feeling of superiority over other species of animals. Reasons for this might be because humans feel as other species are not as intelligent as them or because we cannot communicate properly to know their interests. This is not justifiable. I will argue that the we should extend equal consideration of interests to non-human animals because

Animal rights definitely come with many challenges and questions, that is true, but if we could make life better in some aspect for animals utilized in research (or as pets), why wouldn't we? Although I agree that the monkey having permissions for his "selfie" is a bit ridiculous, that is different than humans attacking stray dogs in the street just because they are there. Animal rights should be more practical, such as having a basic guideline on how to treat non-humans. While it is true that nature is a dog-eat-dog world, most animal abuse that humans commit are simply out of spite and hatred, not a need for survival. It is merely my suggestion that we narrow it down to disallowing only the unneeded violence, not the methods that

A plant-based diet benefits a human’s overall well-being. According to a study done by the National Center for Biotechnology Information, vegans and vegetarians are overall healthier than omnivores, lacking in just a few categories. Omnivores have the highest obesity, total fat consumption, cholesterol, and sodium rates than those on a plant-based diet. Vegans were found to consume the most fiber and iron compared to vegetarians and omnivores. Although vegans have the lowest average daily energy intake, they are still above

As different crazes and fads are appearing each day, we have come to expect them to simply fade away as the hype passes. However, veganism has stood the test of time in our fad society and is still increasing in popularity. Originally only thought to be a religious lifestyle, many people from different walks of life are becoming vegans. However, this poses many questions and sparks heated debates, mainly from omnivorous people who believe that veganism is against life’s natural order. Vegans, then, argue against an omnivorous lifestyle by bringing up facts about humans’ biological makeup and how humans are, contrary to popular belief, herbivorous by nature, not omnivorous. While both sides present good arguments to some, the veganism lifestyle contains more benefits and less harmful cons than an omnivorous lifestyle.

In regards to animals, the issue of rights and whether they exist becomes a touchy subject. In the essay, “Nonhuman Animal Rights: Sorely Neglected,” author Tom Regan asserts that animals have rights based upon inherent value of experiencing subjects of a life. Regan’s argument will first be expressed, later explained, and evaluated in further detail. Lastly, that fact that Regan thinks rights are harbored under the circumstance of being an experiencing subject of a life will also be discussed in terms of the incapacitated, etc.

Consumption of meat by humans creates several problems. First and foremost, raising animals for food compromises the environment. For example, it takes a large amount of natural resources to sustain the meat industry. The use of water, land, and food to raise animals for human consumption is not an efficient use of our limited resources. In contrast, it is more efficient to feed humans directly than to use land, food, and water to feed animals to be used as food. There are shortages of fertile land, clean water, and food in several third world countries. Many of these countries’ resources are allocated to produce feed for animals in developed countries around the world. As a result, the citizens of these countries are stricken with water and food shortages, while their crops are feeding cattle from across the globe. However, this problem can be solved by adopting a vegan diet. The vegan diet will allow a more efficient use of resources that in turn can be used to feed starving men, women, and children throughout the world. Consequently, more people in the world could be fed if the land used to grow feed for animals was used to grow food for humans.