Why It's OK to Eat Meat

Vegetarians have argued at great length that meat-eating is wrong. Even so the vast majority of people continue to eat meat and even most vegetarians eventually give up on their diets. Does this prove these people must be morally corrupt? In Why Itâs OK to Eat Meat Dan C. Shahar argues the answer is no: itâs entirely possible to be an ethical person while continuing to eat meatâand not just the fancy offerings from the farmers' market but also the regular meat we find at most supermarkets and restaurants. Shaharâs examination forcefully echoes vegetariansâ concerns about the meat industryâs impacts on animals workers the environment and public health. However he shows that the most influential ethical arguments for avoiding meat on the basis of these considerations are ultimately unpersuasive. Instead of insisting we all become vegetarians Shahar argues each of us has broad latitude to choose which of the worldâs problems to tackle in what ways and to what extents and hence people can decline to take up this particular form of activism without doing anything wrong. Key Features First book-length defense of meat-eating written for a popular audience Punchy accessible introduction to the multifaceted debate over the ethics of eating meat Includes pioneering new examinations of humane labeling practices Shows why appeals to universalized patterns of behavior canât vindicate vegetariansâ claims that thereâs a duty to avoid meat Develops a novel theory of ethical activism with potential applications to a wide range of other issues . Language: English