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humanely treated” animals and who wonder what could possibly be wrong with

eating them.

However, there’s an important distinction in ethical perspectives between

vegans and conscientious meat consumers about what’s “humane.” Vegans are

ethically opposed to any exploitation of animals. Vegans don’t view animals as

humanity’s to use and reject the notion that if they’re treated “humanely” before

being slaughtered, people are justified in killing and eating them.

Slavery provides a good analogy. Most people would agree that it’s

preferable to treat slaves kindly than to subject them to all manner of cruelty.

However, for those who oppose slavery as ethically and morally wrong, simply

treating slaves well can’t justify the practice of slavery itself.

Again, it’s certainly

preferable that farm animals suffer less than more. But the fact that they may

have suffered less than most other farm animals still doesn’t justify their

exploitation in the first place

Humanity’s annual demand on the earth’s natural

resources has been exceeding the planet’s renewal capability since the 1970s. In