"Arguments for Consuming Animal Products"

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rcjones
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"Arguments for Consuming Animal Products"

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I'd be interested in hearing people's thoughts on a recent essay from philosopher Bob Fischer:
http://www.bobfischer.net/Fischer%2C%20Bob%20-%20Arguments%20for%20Consuming%20Animal%20Products.pdf?attredirects=0&d=1
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Re: "Arguments for Consuming Animal Products"

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Just read the conclusion. Sounds about right!
4. Conclusion
There is, I think, a good case for eating some animal products, albeit not most of the ones you’ll find at your local restaurant or grocery store. Instead, there appear to be good reasons to eat roadkill, bugs, bivalves, in vitro meat, animal products that will be wasted, and the bodies and byproducts of animals that live full, pleasant lives—that is, it seems we have good reason to eat unusually. What’s more, we can justify such consumption without ignoring the welfare and respect-based concerns that have long motivated those who advocate for animals.
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Re: "Arguments for Consuming Animal Products"

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knot wrote: Tue Feb 07, 2017 11:15 pm Just read the conclusion. Sounds about right!
4. Conclusion
There is, I think, a good case for eating some animal products, albeit not most of the ones you’ll find at your local restaurant or grocery store. Instead, there appear to be good reasons to eat roadkill, bugs, bivalves, in vitro meat, animal products that will be wasted, and the bodies and byproducts of animals that live full, pleasant lives—that is, it seems we have good reason to eat unusually. What’s more, we can justify such consumption without ignoring the welfare and respect-based concerns that have long motivated those who advocate for animals.
No on that last one, it's still profoundly inefficient and damaging to the environment. Animals should not be bred for such purposes (rescue animals are another matter, perhaps).
And, of course, there is the problem of commercialization and the inevitable corner-cutting along with impossibility of perfect oversight.
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Re: "Arguments for Consuming Animal Products"

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I assumed he was referring to animals on sanctuary farms, or maybe pets
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