This video explains why I'm not an ethical vegan. WARNING! You may be offended.
https://www.petakillsanimals.com/
http://www.utilitarian.net/singer/int...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speciesism
http://www.vhemt.org/aboutvhemt.htm
According to some individuals, even though I have been following and promoting a plant-based diet for the last nine years, I’m not a vegan. Why? You may ask. Because, I don’t subscribe to the dogma of ethical veganism, otherwise known as anti-speciesism, which is a utilitarian ethic for the liberation of animals formulated by the philosopher, Peter Singer. Yes, I disagree with Singer’s anti-speciesist, utilitarian view that “equal consideration of interest” should not only apply to humans but also be extended to include other sentient animals. To not do so, according to Singer, is speciesist in the same manner that discrimination toward blacks is racist, and toward women sexist. Therefore, animals, like cows, pigs and chickens, which have the capacity to feel pain and pleasure, should also have equal, legal, protective rights similar to that of humans. For example, under such rights, if a human unjustly kills a chicken, it could technically be considered a homicide, and be prosecuted accordingly. This is why when vegans accuse meat eaters of murder and rape, they’re not simply doing it for dramatic effect, but mean it literally. I also don’t accept Singer’s main supporting argument that it’s contradictory on our part to give equal consideration of interest to marginal humans, like those with severe mental disabilities, and not to other sentient animals that may be of equal or even greater intelligence. It’s interesting how Singer uses marginal humans to level the playing field when in fact they represent only a small minority. If you compare the average intelligence of all humans to that of any other species, humans are not only different but also unquestionably superior.
And because of our superior intelligence, we are able to give equal consideration of interest to marginal humans without threatening the survival of our own species. As humans we deem it worthy to protect the most vulnerable of our kind; however, there’s no moral obligation on our part to allot the same protective rights to all sentient animals.
This isn’t to say that animals shouldn’t have legal protection against unnecessary cruelty and suffering, but that such laws should remain separate and secondary to human rights. We as humans must first and foremost protect our own species. To do otherwise is a contradiction of nature. The problem with giving animals equal rights is that they cannot represent themselves, neither as individuals nor as groups. They only have human representation to determine what is in their best interest, a representation that can easily be misguided by ideological extremism. For example, since 1998 PETA has killed over 33,000 cats and dogs, because for them it’s unethical for humans to own pets. Then there’s the resent lawsuit filed by PETA against photographer David Slater who published photos of a selfie-taking monkey. PETA argues that the macaque monkey should have sole ownership of the photos, and thus be the financial beneficiary, like the monkey really gives a shit.
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