Pigging out on pigs
My daughter who has taken the next step in her animal-welfare career with the starting-up of Hollin Hall Farm Sanctuary, has asked some questions over on Facebook, regarding the ethics of eating meat. She decided to stop eating beef when she was a teenager, and now is considering going full-on vegetarian. Here is how I answer her questions: I see the moral/ethical consideration as one of need: in modern First World society, we eat far more meat than we need to. In hunter/gatherer societies, meat... Sign in to see full entry.