Peter Singer What We Eat Argument
In the Ethics of What We Eat, Peter Singer, expert in Applied Philosophy and Bioethics, addresses
controversy head on by unraveling public misconception about meat consumption, bringing critical
attention to how the animals are treated before they are killed, as conscious beings that share the
planet with us. He points to the grocery store and the meat aisle where animal meats are purchased
that give imagery of spacious ranches and animals grazing on grass peacefully in lush pastures. In
fact, this is not the case at all. The lives the animals lead prior to being butchered are brutal, tortured
existences, of unimaginable grief, that no living being capable of conscious thought on any level, great
or small, should ever endure. Singer illustrates, that meat manufacturers don t want the public to know
this is the case, spending more than 11 billion dollars per year in deceptive advertisement, to convince
the public otherwise, obscuring the horrible truth. This selfish, greedy advertising leads Americans to
follow the Standard American Diet (SAD), characterized by high consumption of animal based
products, like meat, eggs, and dairy, high in fat and excess protein, consumed in larger than needed
portions, more often than needed, paving the way to heart disease, high blood pressure, low energy,
and unhealthy living, while meat producers rake in revenue. Singer asks his audience to reconsider the
foods they eat, providing valuable insight into why they eat these foods, and
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