Conversations regarding the ethics of eating meat are focused on whether or not it is moral to eat non-human animals. People who abstain from eating meat are generally known as vegetarians and people
Cattle carcasses in a slaughterhouse
Shorthorn heifers, a typical multipurpose breed of cattle
Vegan Holocaust survivor Alex Hershaft (pictured) has compared the treatment of livestock to the Holocaust, and stated that the reason he survived was to end the oppression of animals.
A monocultivated potato field
Vegetarianism is the practice of abstaining from the consumption of meat. It may also include abstaining from eating all by-products of animal slaughter. A person who practices vegetarianism is known
Ethics of eating meat
…ethics of eating meat are focused on whether or not it is moral to eat non-human animals. People who abstain from eating meat are generally known as vegetarians and people who avoid all animal by-products are known as vegans. They avoid meat for a variety of reasons, including taste preference, animal welfare…
Parshwanatha founded Jain vegetarianism in the 9th century BCE
Emperor Tenmu began bans on the killing for and eating of meat in 675 CE in Japan.
A variety of vegetarian and vegan deli food