Veganism and Animal Rights

Actually, I don't have to prove veganism. Veganism is the lack of animal abuse. My opponent must prove animal abuse (meat eating) is more ethical than veganism. Common sense tells us it's not. Evidently, my opponent is arguing on behalf of animal abuse because she is against veganism. The two are polar opposites. If I am required to prove veganism, my opponent must prove animal abuse. When I said that meat eaters don't love animals, I am aware that they may care about their dogs or cats. But the problem is when they decide that any animal they don't have a personal connection with is worthless. So worthless that their taste is worth more than the entire life of the animal. I have to disagree with my opponents argument to about human biology for the following reasons: A. Fermenting Vat: A lack of a herbivorous feature is irrelevant. Not all herbivores are the same. My opponent must present omnivorous traits, not the lack of herbivorous traits. B. Intestines: Let's observe the intestinal system of an omnivore such as the American Black Bear [1]. Take note of how the intestines are shorter than that of a herbivore. If we were omnivores, our intestines would also be shortened. C. It is obvious that our jaws are designed to chew herbs. Carnivores rip and swallow meat whole. Snakes swallow their food whole. That is why we see boa constrictors and pythons with huge lumps in their bodies after a meal. D. Find me a land carnivore without claws. (You won't find one). E. My opponent's argument doesn't change the fact that we are born as physiological vegans. If you put a rabbit and an apple in front of a baby, which one will the baby eat? Now, imagine it with a bear cub. The deer population problem is a man-made problem. We killed all the bears and wolves or drove them out of their habitat. No excuse for us humans. Now to my favorite part..... Morality: My opponent has spent a lot of time writing about the complexity of the brains of several animals. She is right when she says that they are intellectually inferior. So what? Does that mean they deserve to be oppressed and cut up into little pieces?! Whether or not an animal is a person is irrelevant and an arrogant way to think. You agreed that all animals are sentient, so there is no excuse to abuse them, any more than a Nazi had an excuse for the holocaust. It doesn't matter if it involves a dog, cow, rat, ant, or whale. Animal abuse is animal abuse. Just because it involves bacon, doesn't change that. Let me list off the things that we have done, and continue to do to animals. Then, it will be obvious about whether it is right or wrong. 1. We brand cows without painkiller. 2. We rape them with bull semen. 3. We clip their ears without painkiller. 4. We often keep them in horrible living conditions. 5. We milk them to exhaustion. 6. We hang them upside down and slash their throats till they bleed out in a slaughterhouse. 7. We cut the teeth off of baby pigs, so they don't bite each other. 8. We also rip off their testicles. 9. We kill pigs with a bolt gun. (yes, a fast death, but would you want that to happen to you?) 10. We cut the beaks off of chicks. 11. We shred the male chicks alive into dog food. 12. We decapitate chickens on a conveyor belt. 13. Other times we gas the animals we want to kill. 14. We go hunting, shoot innocent animals, and take pictures with their corpse as if it is something to be proud of. 15. Animals are handled with cattle prods. 16. Circus animals are slaves, as are dairy cows. 17. Minks are other animals have their necks snapped to be made into fur coats. 18. We test harmful products on animals. 19. We skin cows for leather. 20. We catch fish with painful hooks, drown them in the air and beat them against rocks. My opponent cannot justify a single one of the above points. It doesn't take a genius to realize that this is evil. We have an entire holiday dedicated to killing a turkey and shoving bread up its anus! Is that supposed to be a symbol of peace?! A tortured and murdered animal?! Really?! Eating meat never has been and never will be ethical. It's evil. Pure evil. You can vote for veganism or you can vote for animal abuse. It's obvious which one is morally right. [1]. http://blackbearresource.weebly.com...