Is Eating Meat Unethical

Running head: IS EATING MEAT UNETHICAL
Is eating meat unethical
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1IS EATING MEAT UNETHICAL
Table of Contents
1. Introduction..................................................................................................................................2
2. Attention getter............................................................................................................................2
3. Thesis Statement..........................................................................................................................2
4. Topic Sentence.............................................................................................................................3
4.1 Topic sentence: Ethical Arguments of Suffering of Animals................................................3
4.2 Topic sentence: Cause of unnecessary Animal Suffering.....................................................4
4.3 Topic sentence: Affect to Human Health..............................................................................6
5. Conclusion...................................................................................................................................7
5.1 Summary................................................................................................................................7
5.2 Memorable Statement............................................................................................................7
Reference.........................................................................................................................................8

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1. Introduction
The foremost determination of this paper is based on focusing on the topic “Is eating
meat unethical.” The essay will be having numerous unit which will be very much useful to
understand the topic in a detailed manner. The thesis statement of this paper will be very much
helpful for the readers to understand the ethical implications of meat eating. Topic sentence of
this essay will be focusing on the different points which will be useful to understand the
statement in a detailed manner (Rothgerber, 2014). Each of the topic sentences will be unique in
its contents and will be contributing to find a position about the statement.
The consumption of meat have a huge environmental impact as it is responsible for land
and water degradation. Loss of biodiversity and climatic changes are the other significant impact
of meat consumption. Meat productions also involves huge amount of resources such as water as
a result, scarcity of water is a significant impact of the meat consumption (Schaefer & Savulescu,
2014). The consumption of raw meat can have an impact on livestock farming and business also.
The following paragraphs will be useful to understand the topic in a descriptive manner.
2. Attention getter
According to the latest trends, there are lots of new dishes which are increasingly being
consumed all over the world. The culture and meat eating habits of people are different in
different communities. Special attention has to be given to the natural resources which are
utilized with the consumption of meat.
3. Thesis Statement
The killing of animals is considered to be unethical as it results in various harmful after-
effects such as unnecessary animals suffering and effect to human health.

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4. Topic Sentence
4.1 Topic sentence: Ethical Arguments of Suffering of Animals
“We call them dumb animals, and so they are, for they cannot tell us how they feel, but
they do not suffer less because they have no words.” - Anna Sewell
From the quote, it could be discussed that the dumb animals are mostly tortured and
killed in order to satisfy the needs of humans. These animals cannot express their feelings
because they cannot express it with their words. They also cannot express their sufferings as
because they have no words (Jallinoja, Niva & Latvala, 2016). The suffering of animals should
be considered as a primary concern and thus this unethical task should be stopped in order to
reduce the factor of cruelty to animals.
The consumption of meat eating have a very negative impact on animals as the concept
of animal cruelty arises with the consumption of meat. There are numerous non-governmental
organization are raising their voices due to the consumption of meat. The suffering of the wild
animals is the other source of concern for the environmentalists (Buttlar, B., & Walther, E.
(2019). The consumption of meat have a direct impact on the livestock farming also, along with
that there are several ethical issues associated with eating meat such as the slaughtering of the
animals in the markets. The practice of open slaughtering may have a direct negative impact on
the kids and other sensitive citizens. Animal welfare communities are raising their concerns
about the increasing demand of meat production (Rothgerber, 2015). The suffering of the
animals are also getting the attention from the politicians at a national level, as a result animal
welfare policies are getting adopted. Animals rights are the legal implication of this concept,
every country have different animal rights which are responsible for the protection of animals
against any categories of ethical or unethical sufferings.