Knowledge: criticisms of meat eating
See Also:
- society → issues → animal welfare → farming
- society → lifestyle choices → veganism → criticisms of dairy products
- society → lifestyle choices → veganism → criticisms of eggs
- society → lifestyle choices → veganism → criticisms of non-food animal products
- society → lifestyle choices → vegetarianism → advocacy
- society → lifestyle choices → vegetarianism → benefits of
Links
- Don't Eat My Friends!
http://pw2.netcom.com/~axleplus/stuff/vegan.html - Provides a guide for becoming a vegetarian, nutritional information, and trivia.
- Ask Joanne: Are Humans Meant to Eat Meat?
http://vegsource.com/joanne/qa/qaphys.htm - A short article that answers that vexing question, asserting that evidence of meat-eating by human ancestors is "no rational defense" for continuing the practice.
- Howard Lyman: Mad Cowboy
http://www.madcowboy.com/ - A US cattle rancher who won't eat meat speaks out about the ill effects of meat products on the environment and human health. Introduction by Ralph Nader, book excerpt, reviews and online purchase.
- Tax Meat!
http://www.taxmeat.com - Argues that America's meat-based diet costs the country billions of dollars in health care costs and environmental destruction, so it's time for an excise tax on meat.
- Just Eat Veggies!
http://www.justeatveggies.com - Examines the reasons to become a vegetarian such as ethics, health, and environmental issues.
- Meredith's Veggie Page
http://www.angelfire.com/mo/meredith/ - Graphic site on reasons not to eat meat and other animal rights issues.
- Beyond Beef
http://www.mcspotlight.org/media/reports/beyond.html - Long briefing kit of facts about rainforest destruction, resource depletion, global warming, world hunger, human disease, animal suffering, and the connection of those topics to meat-eating.
- Dead Animal Flesh is Not Food
http://users.erols.com/epastore/veg/ - An examination of the ethical, environmental, and nutritional arguments for and against vegetarianism.
- The Meat Industry has a Death Wish
http://www.ivu.org/evu/english/news/news963/meatwish.html - Discusses the negative impact of the meat industry on the world.
- Eating Without Killing
http://www.wordwiz72.com/veg.html - Examines three main reasons for becoming a vegetarian, from perspectives of health, environmental considerations and avoiding cruelty to animals.
- Meat.org
http://www.meat.org/ - Attacks the meat industry and mass production of livestock, where humane treatment is sacrificed for profit. Features a video showing how various types of livestock are treated.
- Aliens R' Us!
http://www.innerself.com/Miscellaneous/aliens_r_us.htm - The material contained in this article, by June Cleeland, is not for the faint-hearted, and many may find it highly disturbing. These reports concern sinister and barbaric practices against live beings.
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