Animal Liberation Later
Most consumers of meat know that animals matter, but they choose to act as if this isn’t the case.
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Most consumers of meat know that animals matter, but they choose to act as if this isn’t the case.
Editor's note: Quillette asked three scholars to reflect on the debate about animal rights. If you would like to contribute to this discussion, please send a response of ~800 words to pitch@quillette.com. I. Animals have rights Bo Winegard is an essayist and holds a PhD in
Andy Lamey, author of Duty and the Beast, puts forward a new philosophical case for animal rights. He wrote ‘The Libertarian Case for Rejecting Meat Consumption‘ for Quillette in January.
In fact, the word “PETA” has become a pejorative for stunts, gimmicks, and putting feelings over facts when it comes to animal issues.
Consumption decreases when people abandon animal products for aesthetic reasons, and aesthetic converts might become moral converts later.
Think about the horses who were replaced by cars. Cars do the same thing horses do—they move people from one place to another—but without all the crap.