Thursday, July 9, 2009

Book Chapter: Rights and Animal Welfare

(Excerpts, Ethics and Human Dignity, 2010)

Some people have bad habits. For instance, pigs are transported in decrepit trailers or trucks, their bodies cut with blades to identify them. Chickens are grown at a fast rate so that they can be consumed after 23 days while raised in the difficult conditions of poultry farms. And of course, some people slaughter dogs and torture them before they are finally served on the dining table.