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Why If Laughterhouses Have Glass Walls Everyone Would Be A Vegetarian?

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The statement by Paul McCartney rings true, “If slaughterhouses had glass walls everyone would be a vegetarian.” Animal rights is a concept which people hardly ever consider in a serious light. Being born as a human being, having a superior mental capacity and sense of times makes people think that they can rule this world and use other living beings as they see fit. This mentality leads to people say things like “animals are born to eaten” or how Aristotle claimed “all of the nature exist specifically for the sake of men” and “that animal are merely instruments for humankind.” (Pg. 495). This way of thinking often leads to overconsumption of animals, cruelty to animals and loss of species.

According to Peter Singer, “Those who do not give …show more content…

That is all animals or living beings have an inherent value and equal rights apply to animals just as they would to any human (Pg. 501).
He says these rules apply to all mature mammals, human or non-human. Regan believes that its wrong to dissect, hurt, torture, eat, cage or hunt a human so its wrong to do the same to an animal. He differentiates from Singer in the sense that he doesn’t agree with any kind of commercial animal use- either in the slaughter house or in-game.
Two instances from the video are: some pigs remain conscious while their carotid artery is cut to drain all their blood, while the pig is squealing and writhing in pain.
The scene where postpartum cows are separated from their calf and forced to be pregnant again is beyond comprehension. So Regan, in no sense would allow slaughter house to kill animals or commercial animals to be used in such inhumane way.
Regan used the word “mature mammals” which doesn’t include fish, reptiles or birds (chicken and turkey). He should also have included mammalian babies because even though veal is a delicacy no one would ever consider doing that to the human baby then why a cow’s baby? I just wish he would have clarified that in his …show more content…

But I wouldn’t try to impose my choices on other people. Consuming meat is one’s choice but where we buy it from and how they treat the animals, that’s one thing we can change. After watching the videos, no one would feel comfortable picking up meat from their local grocery store. Yes, as human we deiced to eat other animals (after all its survival of the fittest) but there are much more humane ways of going about it. Many religions use clean, swift cut through the carotid artery and other veins (like Halal meat for Muslims) rather than breaking the neck of a chicken and leaving in paralyzed or shoving rod in a turkey.
If animals are provided with better accommodation at slaughter houses and provided a merciful, humane death, I would the ethical theory of Utilitarianism to justify my views. Utilitarianism refers to the morally right action that produces the most favorable balance of good over evil, everyone considered” (Pg. 69). As I mentioned above, I can’t change people’s way of life or their dietary habits so in this case best would be to make changes in slaughterhouse practices and looking for the best option for both

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