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Offline TWC760

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Taxonomic Discrimination
« on: September 08, 2010, 11:51:15 PM »
I was having a discussion with a vegetarian friend when she told me that she just might go ahead and try some fish. I've heard this before and I always call them on their taxonomic discrimination.

Why is it morally acceptable for some people to kill and eat fish but not chickens or pigs or cattle? I never understood this.
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Offline Woopy

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Re: Taxonomic Discrimination
« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2010, 12:22:21 AM »
maybe they dont care about fish, mammals are more ''human-like'' idk
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Re: Taxonomic Discrimination
« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2010, 04:05:02 AM »
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Re: Taxonomic Discrimination
« Reply #3 on: September 09, 2010, 06:11:34 AM »
I know some people who will eat venison or wild caught fish but don't want to support factory farming.  I can kind of understand that viewpoint.  I feel better about wild or humanely raised food, although I can't always afford it.  Note to self, take up hunting.
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Offline Warren Dew

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Re: Taxonomic Discrimination
« Reply #4 on: September 09, 2010, 06:21:49 AM »
Quote from: sparrow on September 09, 2010, 06:11:34 AM
I know some people who will eat venison or wild caught fish but don't want to support factory farming.

Sure - that has to do with the animals' living conditions that one is implicitly supporting.

However, "I won't eat animals, but I'll make an exception for fish" doesn't really make more sense than "I won't eat animals, but I'll make an exception for beef".

Edit:  you can always tell these people that you're bovo-suido-pisco-avo-ovo-vegetarian.
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Re: Taxonomic Discrimination
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