Unfortunately, I'm rather attached to dairy products, so I don't think becoming a vegan would suit me. Let me know when there's such a thing as decent vegan cheese, and I'm in. (And I've tried vegan cheese, it was like a combination of rubber and plastic, so no, it was not good. I threw up.) I'm currently a vegetarian for ethical reasons as it is.
There is no ethical defense for the way we treat animals. The greatest philosophers in the world have tried to come up with one, and none stand. However, meat-eating and dairy farming still exist because we as a culture are so attached and accustomed to meat and dairy products. It's not a good enough excuse, but can we really fault people for mainstream behavior? I mean, they're just conforming to social norms, you're the one whose behavior is deviant.
That's my defense for straight people, too.
There is no ethical defense for the way we treat animals. The greatest philosophers in the world have tried to come up with one, and none stand. However, meat-eating and dairy farming still exist because we as a culture are so attached and accustomed to meat and dairy products. It's not a good enough excuse, but can we really fault people for mainstream behavior? I mean, they're just conforming to social norms, you're the one whose behavior is deviant.
That's my defense for straight people, too.
