We Do Without.

I read an excellent article about the moral reason of why someone should become a vegetarian.  The article titled, "Moral Vegetarianism from a Very Broad Basis", written by David DeGrazia, a philosophy professor at George Washington University, arose an excellent point.  Because animals have at least some moral value, they deserve not be tortured by factory farms.  Even if you are not a total animals' rights supporter, one should still have no consideration towards vegetarianism or animals because it is inexcusable to be anything else.

I, honestly, am not a gigantic animal lover.  Growing up, I always played with action figures, not a pet. In fact, the only animals I was allowed to have were a couple of goldfish and a gecko; both species died rather quickly and provided very little, positive, and emotional support.  I also was attacked by a dog when I was around the age of eight.  These experiences displayed to me that I really did not like to be around animals at all.

However, even though I still do not like to be around animals, it still does not give me the right to torture animals.  I am not saying that eating meat is like swinging a hatchet at a goat, but what I am saying is that maybe humans should investigate the foods that they are eating.  Did the meat come from a farm that does not torture animals?  Were the animal environments sterile?  How do they kill the animals?  These are questions that all people should be asking, regardless of what dietary classification one belongs to.  An omnivore must investigate the farm while the vegetarian must investigate the plate. Yes, if the entire world became vegetarian, then animal cruelty would decrease.  However, action can still be taken with the cooperation of our omnivore brothers.  For now, though, we do without.