There's a lot to admire with animal rights folks like Wayne who practice what they preach and truly care about animals. As someone who does consume meat and is a hunter, I do get all ethical concerns around taking another life. It is the paradox of living though. Death gives way to more life. I don't wish to cause unnecessary suffering when I take another animals life, but I can appreciate taking part in that cycle and knowing that their meat will go towards feeding myself and others. People who choose partake in the killing for meat are generally not numb, unthoughtful monsters, but actually very thoughtful in their practice and connected to what they do. I think factory farming perverts this process by allowing us to become numb to the animals suffering.
Very thought provoking and important points. The animal personhood concept totally makes sense in the context of historical fights for women, blacks and gay rights. Alleviating the suffering of sentient beings is a noble societal goal.
You have gone off the deep end with this. "Factory farming" is nothing but a pejorative term used by someone who doesn't understand farming. A piglet may be cute, but it is not a person. This article is why progressives are held with such scorn by the majority of Americans.
There's a lot to admire with animal rights folks like Wayne who practice what they preach and truly care about animals. As someone who does consume meat and is a hunter, I do get all ethical concerns around taking another life. It is the paradox of living though. Death gives way to more life. I don't wish to cause unnecessary suffering when I take another animals life, but I can appreciate taking part in that cycle and knowing that their meat will go towards feeding myself and others. People who choose partake in the killing for meat are generally not numb, unthoughtful monsters, but actually very thoughtful in their practice and connected to what they do. I think factory farming perverts this process by allowing us to become numb to the animals suffering.
Very thought provoking and important points. The animal personhood concept totally makes sense in the context of historical fights for women, blacks and gay rights. Alleviating the suffering of sentient beings is a noble societal goal.
You have gone off the deep end with this. "Factory farming" is nothing but a pejorative term used by someone who doesn't understand farming. A piglet may be cute, but it is not a person. This article is why progressives are held with such scorn by the majority of Americans.