Throughout the year there are billions of animals that are slaughtered for human consumption. I eat meat, but there are some very strong philosophical arguments that show that slaughtering animals for our consumption is morally wrong. While some will agree with this assumption, I however disagree. It is morally okay to eat meat because if everyone became a vegetarian, there would be negative consequences, we need meat to be healthy, and animals are below humans.
The first argument against it being morally permissible to kill and eat animals is this; Yes, many vegetarians live healthy lives, but if everybody Just suddenly stopped eating meat, it would disturb the ecosystem and maybe even harm the planet. If everyone became a vegetarian, it would lead to negative consequences. For example, in much of the world manure is still used as a fertilizer that is more readily usable by plants. If we raised fewer cattle and livestock, people would be forced to rely on the artificial nitrogenous fertilizers. The artificial fertilizers have chemicals that make lanes and vegetables grow.
If we became vegetarian we would be eating those plants. That could not possibly be healthy. And also since cow manure is used as fuel all around the world, the lack of fuel may force people to cut down more trees. If we were to eliminate the consumption of meat entirely, I would guess that it would take less land but require farming the land more intensively. Overpopulation of animals is also another negative consequence. If we all Just stopped eating meat and started eating vegetables and other non meat products, we would have no reason to hunt animals.
We hunt to eat the meat of the animals. With that being said, we could still hunt but what would we do with the carcass? If we left the carcass to decay on its own after days there would be an odor and the air would not be good to breathe. The second major argument in support of the thesis is; we need meat to be healthy. Firstly, there are many nutrients in meat, such as calcium, fatty acids, iron and vitamins B and 812. Protein is a nutrient that is essential for life. Both vegetables and meat have protein iron, but vegetables have less of these nutrients than meat.
Without meat, we would not get the essential nutrients to have a healthy well- balanced diet. Meat is the key to a healthy lifestyle. Plant-derived proteins are considered incomplete proteins. Many vegetarians and vegans must be careful and make sure that they get the nutrients their bodies needs. Meat has so many nutrients the body needs that it makes it easier to keep your body healthy and it is not as difficult as a diet. Animals have provided man with life for many of years. Earlier man would have died without meat. No human civilization is known to have survived without meat.
The third major argument in support of the thesis is; animals are below humans. Animals are inferior to humans. They do not have any morals. An animal who kills another animal cannot be punished. Humans on the other and can be punished tort killing other humans. It’s against the law to kill another human being, much less eat them. We have a sense of right and wrong, animals do not. Animals cannot create or make unlike humans. They cannot tell you their feelings. And in any case, most animals regularly eaten do not have any kind of ability to be creative or make tools.
Humans are on the top of the food chain. Being at the top of the food chain makes it okay to eat meat. When you are at the top of something you obviously earned your way. We earned our way so I think it is okay to eat meat. These are three of the many arguments on why it is morally okay to eat meat. Meat will always be in my diet. Eating meat is morally okay because without it our economy will face negative consequences if everyone becomes vegetarians, meat is a very good source of protein and essential to our health, and animals are below humans. I am a meat eater and probably always will be.
