No, I don't see the point. If you did this, then you'd have to do with it other foods like canned corn, cereal, or poptarts.
I don't think there's any ambiguity or ethical issues with vegetables being pulled out of the ground. Though some more information on junk food would be good.
I guess the purpose of this would be shock value for you?
Even if they did somehow decide to do that (would never ever happen), I don't think it would kill the meat industry. They already do a similar thing with cigarettes, yet people keep buying and buying.
The fact is that the culture is so deep with eating meat, that it's more likely we start to colonize Mars within the next year than having the meat industry take a major hit.
So no it doesn't sound good or appealing. Seeing how our food is made can go for every other food we consume. People can see how their food is made with a simple internet search, watching a tv show or by using their imagination.
If the consumer in question would be shocked by it, I guess. It's more just a question I found interesting.
People seem to ignore those health warnings because "it'll never happen to me." In this scenario, they are faced with a grotesque moral dilemma.
I agree, it will take a while.
I would argue people are misled by the gargantuan amount of false advertising the meat industry funds, which would make them less inclined to do their own research. If instead of pushy vegans linking slaughterhouse footage, the meat industry put huge windows in all of their slaughterhouses, I'm not sure if the meat-culture would be as strong.
1. Which takes time and effort most people aren't willing to go through to add to the possible laundry list of other real life problems they have to deal with.
2. Veganism doesn't work for everybody on a biological level, nor is it at all realistic to expect anybody to completely alter their lifestyle for animals they'll never see.
3. Sure, but if the only problem with eating chicken comes from a moral compass we're not conditioned to have then why bother? Let's also not pretend that many of those alternatives don't have negative effects on animals and the environment, namely soybean production in South American rainforests.
4. It's not just a simple justification. We've gotten to a point in our culture that expects goods and services as fast and easy as possible. Everything from fast food restaurants to broadband internet is based around that principle, and it's not going to change anytime soon if at all considering the way technology is advancing.
5. It took almost 5 centuries for the Americas to realize that minorities should be considered (mostly) equal to people of European descent and chattel slavery is a relatively recent practice. Humans have been slaughtering animals for consumption since the dawn of time, not only is it ingrained in practically every represented cultural background but it's part of our genetic makeup. I'd imagine Christianity would be outlawed sooner than processed meats.
1. It is a bit of an inconvenience to eat less of something that you've always eaten and is advertised to you all the time. Some people argue convenience isn't more important than their morals.
2. No, properly planned vegan diets are okay for every normal human being. Everything we need can be found in plants. I and millions of others completely altered our lifestyles for animals we didn't see... when we saw them. I think raising awareness and seeing the process is an important part to change.
3. Conditioning can be changed, evidently. Soybeans that are converted into grain to feed to animals, primarily. You can be vegan and acknowledge other important issues.
4. So make vegan food fast and easy too. I'm not saying it's easy, I just disagree it's impossible and unworthy of aspiring to.
5. Eating animals has been done for the minority of our time on earth. It has little to do with genetics. We have no physiological disposition towards killing and eating animals, especially without the convenience of modern technology.
How would this be dealt with when someone orders at a restaurant, OP?
Images in menus.
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