vegetarianism

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swatiraohnlu

Swati Rao
A lot of men and women eat meat, although some (mostly in rich countries) eat much more than others. Almost all of this meat is the flesh of domesticated livestock - animals born and raised on farms to be killed and sold for their meat. People who make a choice never to eat meat are vegetarians, although there are different views about what this can mean. Some people are vegans, choosing not to eat any animal product, include eggs and dairy (milk) foods such as cheese, butter and yoghurt.

Is vegetarianism an expression of human compassion?
 
Yes its about compassion for living being..All our spiritual guru went through common phase of compassion for all and imparted to their followers.
 
* Animal life is equivalent in value to human life Mahatma Gandhi - "To my mind, the life of a lamb is no less precious than that of a human being."

* Animals are equal to humans in science as lifeforms on Earth Tom Regan. "The Philosophy of Animal Rights". Retrieved May 6th, 2008 - "Explanation: The philosophy of animal rights is respectful of our best science in general and evolutionary biology in particular. The latter teaches that, in Darwin's words, humans differ from many other animals "in degree," not in kind. Questions of line drawing to one side, it is obvious that the animals used in laboratories, raised for food, and hunted for pleasure or trapped for profit, for example, are our psychological kin. This is no fantasy, this is fact, proven by our best science."

* Modern humans have lost touch with animals and our likeness In modernity, too many humans have lost daily contact with animals, desensitizing us to our likeness.
 
* Animals have emotions, personalities, and souls just like humans Henry David Thoreau - "I saw deep in the eyes of the animals the human soul look out upon me. I saw where it was born deep down under feathers and fur, or condemned for a while to roam four-footed among the brambles, I caught the clinging mute glance of the prisoner and swore that I would be faithful."[1] Many pet-owners believe that their pets have personalities. Socially, in many countries, eating typical house pets (dogs and cats) is considered a major social taboo. However, other animals (cows, pigs, chickens) are raised as food. This conflicting and inconsistent attitude towards animals indicates how socially determined our attitudes towards meat-eating is. Vegetarianism simply extends the typical attitude towards common household pets to other animals species.

* Humans can do wrong so can be morally inferior to animals Humans are uniquely capable of acting immorally, so capable of assuming a moral inferiority to animals.

* Animals are superior to humans in many of their abilities Many of the physical abilities of animals are astonishing and far superior to the correlating abilities of humans. Eagles, for instance, have many times better eye-sight than humans. They are also better fliers. As such, it is wrong to claim that humans are, generally, superior and thus authorized to eat other animals; we're simply different creatures of no greater or lesser value.
 
* Animals can't uphold human rights; we are not obligated to uphold theirs Animals don't respect human rights. Therefore, humans have no obligation to respect their rights either. Animals do not deliberate on the morality of eating other animals nor humans. It is merely a matter of instinct. Therefore, why should humans deliberate on this question, particularly if we feel natural hunting and eating meat?

* Animals cannot possess rights because they have no moral judgement The ability to reason and to express free will is essential to rights. This is because rights require that an individual be capable of responsibility.
 
Bhai.. a strong reply..No idea about the stand taken...But in short animal eat other animal.And being a social animal we can also other animal.Abstinence is just a moral perspective individual..
 
ank1234 said:
Bhai.. a strong reply..No idea about the stand taken...But in short animal eat other animal.And being a social animal we can also other animal.Abstinence is just a moral perspective individual..
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so i think if this is the way than we should have lion, tiger as our classmates :) right na ?
 
Vegetarians, especially vegans, must also be constantly vigilant about the abundance of foodstuffs that contain "hidden" animal-based ingredients. For example, some milk cheese is made with rennet, derived from the stomachs of slaughtered calves. Some apparently nondairy rice and soy cheese actually includes the milk protein casein.
 
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