Re:Octopuses, crabs and lobsters to be recognised as sentien...
by drewm1980 on Monday November 22, 2021 @06:29AM
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It all comes down to energy. Each time energy gets converted as it goes through the food chain, most of it is lost. We simply can't afford to eat things that ate things that ate things that ate things; there's not enough energy left after all that.
Eating meat is something natural, which be benefited from through our evolution, and which I think cannot be unethical in absolute terms. I think the term 'ethical' is being abused a lot these days. People do have opinions and beliefs and are free to decide that they do not want to eat meat as an personal ethical stance.
The rights and wrongs of industrial meat production and high consumption can indeed be discussed.
> We didn't eat dogs but considered pigs and cows different? Why?
As a species we do eat dogs and many other animals. Herbivores are much better suited for breeding and cultural (that includes religion) constructs mean that some animals are taboo (pigs and cows are both taboo in some societies as well).