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How do you justify using farm animal for food?

Asked by gondwanalon (22885points) May 8th, 2023

If you’re a vegetarian then good for you. Love ya!

For the below reasons I believe that raising farm animals for food is morally or ethically acceptable.

Human evolution has generated a body designed to eat a variety of foods including animals. Humans also have the ability to manage animals developed exclusively for food.

Whenever certain wild animals are given the opportunity to kill and eat humans then they will do so. Also parasitic animals (including malaria and intestinal) kill well over a million humans each year.

Everyday in a wild animal’s life is a struggle for food and a fight for survival risking injury and a painful death.

Farm animals have a short and relatively easy life. Farm animals are fed well and may or may not be well cared for and are given a quick and relatively pain free death.

All animals (including humans) must die at some point in their lives. And when they die other animals and microorganisms will eat them.

Of course we need to feed meat products harvested from farm animals to feed to our carnivorous dogs and cats to keep them healthy.

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