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vegetarian
Dec. 27th, 2011 01:37 pmI've been concerned about animal welfare for years and have not done anything about it--to the extent there's an excuse it's that I love meat and dairy and know that one person's diet, without my getting into political activism that's beyond me right now, will make that much of a difference. Possibly I should go vegan and definitely intend to aim for humanely produced dairy until / if I do, but working out a vegan diet is going to take up too much of my time and is risky health-wise to boot.
I would really be interested in my friends' take--ethically and scientifically--on vegetarianism or any animal rights issues. To be very plain--are most species sentient / conscious enough that it matters? My intuition from living around animals for years the way we all have says ABSOLUTELY, but intuition is fallible, and many scientific sources seem to say no. My impression is that we don't know nearly enough yet to have any idea. Why are or aren't you a vegetarian?
If you are lurking on my journal and going to poke up your head and reply, this is the entry to do it on.
I would really be interested in my friends' take--ethically and scientifically--on vegetarianism or any animal rights issues. To be very plain--are most species sentient / conscious enough that it matters? My intuition from living around animals for years the way we all have says ABSOLUTELY, but intuition is fallible, and many scientific sources seem to say no. My impression is that we don't know nearly enough yet to have any idea. Why are or aren't you a vegetarian?
If you are lurking on my journal and going to poke up your head and reply, this is the entry to do it on.
