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Index
Eat Like You Care
Copyright
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Two Things Before We Begin
I. We're All Michael Vick: Our Moral Schizophrenia
Remember Michael Vick?
The Problem: We’re All Michael Vick
Paying Someone Else to Do the Dirty Work
There is No Moral Distinction Between Meat and Other Animal Products
Remember Mary Bale?
Beyond Dogs and Cats
II: “But …” The Excuses We Use and Why They Don’t Work
But…Where do you get your protein from?
But…Will I get enough iron if I don’t eat meat?
But…Will I get enough calcium if I don’t consume milk and other dairy products?
But…Will my children get enough iodine?
But…I heard about someone who became ill after eating no animal foods.
But…Doesn’t God want us to eat animals?
But…Isn’t eating animal products “natural”?
But…What if everyone ate just plant foods? There would not be enough land to grow food!
But…What if I were on a desert island starving to death?
But…What would happen to all of those animals if we did not eat them?
But…We brought food animals into existence to be eaten; that is what they are here for.
But…Animals used for food don’t suffer as much as dogs used in fighting.
But…Do animals feel pain in the same way that humans do?
But…Do fish really feel pain?
But…Aren’t there laws that require the “humane” treatment of animals?
But…What if we improved the treatment of animals we use for food?
But…What if we treated food animals just as we treat our pets?
But…Don’t we have to solve human rights issues first?
But…What about Hitler? He was a vegetarian.
But…What about plants?
But…Eating animal products is a tradition.
But…We’re at the top of the food chain.
But…I know people who consume a vegan diet who are preachy (or hypocritical).
But…Isn’t what I eat a matter of my choice?
But…I’m busy and grabbing a quick burger is just more convenient.
But…Animals eat other animals.
But…I could never give up [my favorite food].
But…My family and friends will be upset if I stop consuming animal foods.
But…My partner won’t go along with it even though I want to.
But…Isn’t it difficult and expensive to eat a vegan diet?
But…I’m too old to change.
But…I’m too young to change.
But…What if I can’t give up all animal foods right away?
But…Isn’t eating more “humanely” produced animal foods a good first step?
But…Isn’t going vegetarian a good first step?
But…If I accept that I can’t continue to eat meat and other animal products, am I committed to rejecting all animal use for any purpose?
III: Conclusion
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