Animal Rights

Rebuttals: "Humans are not designed to eat meat. We have long digestive tracks, which make seating meat poisonous, and we have to cook meat to kill the bacteria most carnivores are immune to. " Humans are designed to eat meat. In fact, they can both digest cooked or even uncooked. [1] I've eaten meat my whole life and I've never been poisoned, or had stomach issues because of meat. Wild dogs eat fresh, raw meat. Often times, if they eat a squirrel or bird, they will get rabies if it is infected. Does this mean that wild dogs aren't designed to eat meat because they are prone to disease as well? No, it's nature. Humans can eat raw meat; they just need to stay away from the intestines, and the sketchy meat from birds, rodents, etc. A study has shown that humans are in fact omnivores. Not carnivores, not herbivores, but omnivores. [10] This means that we are designed to eat both meat and plants. The argument that humans cannot eat meat is illogical. I eat meat every weak "Eating meat causes a host of diseases such as high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, colon cancer, etc. So all in all, meat is not needed for the human body, and is in fact quite dangerous. " Eating meat is not to blame for these diseases and disorders. The human is at fault for eating too much meat, and not exercising. It's about a balanced diet, and exercising. Even so, this wouldn’t prove that animals should get rights; it would only show that vegetarians are slightly healthier from a disease POV. "We also do not have the predator instinct. If you were hungry, which would you rather eat, some wild strawberries or a rotting carcasses? When was the last time you ran outside, grabbed a rabbit, strangled it, and ate it raw? " When our ancestors ate meat they ate fresh raw meat, not rotting meat. [6] Our ancestors had the predator instinct, as they went hunting for meat. [6] The last two arguments are irrelevant to the debate. Humans don't eat rotting carcasses, and they can eat meat raw. "Animals can make moral decisions. They gave a monkey a choice of pulling a chain and getting a treat, but they would have to watch another monkey get electrified if they did, but most did not. This proves animals are not purely instinctive as we thought. " Every living thing can make decisions. Even plants. [2] Not only can plants make decisions, but plants can also feel pain. [3] Does this mean plants deserve rights as well? "Pigs are smarter than 3 year old children, yet butchering and eating them is not okay. You cannot argue that they will grow up into smarter beings, because it is illegal to kill people with profound mental handicaps who are probably less intelligent than pigs. " Intelligence doesn't matter. It's the food chain. The shark eats the fish, the fish eat the smaller fish, and the small fish eats the plant. Fish are intelligent. [4] Does that put the shark at fault? No, it's natural. Also, plants are quite intelligent as well, but that doesn’t make eating plants immoral. [8] "Animals can suffer, so why do we inflict pain on them just it eat them? " As I've already shown, plants feel pain as well. Eating plants is essentially eating them alive. When animals are going to be eaten, I believe they should be killed instantaneously so they won't feel pain at all. We kill them to eat them. We wouldn't eat them alive like other animals do. "There are no laws that protect food animals but there are "animal cruelty" laws that protect dogs and cats. This is absurd. Anyone who has ever known a dog or cat, like my cat Motzi sitting on my lap right now, will tell you they can suffer, feel joy, surprise, fear,love, etc. they can also recognize people. Many food animals are no different. I am told pigs make great pets. (Except maybe turkeys--those are seriously stupid) try putting your pet in the conditions of factory farms. " I agree that there should be laws protecting farmed animal's living conditions. I concede that. I do not, however, concede that animals should not be consumed. Argument: Eating meat is natural. Eating meat is natural. Despite claims that eating meat is dangerous, it really is not. Getting sick from meat is very rare, and only occurs when you eat bad meat. Besides, it’s the food chain. Big fish eats small fish, small fish eats smaller fish, and smaller fish eats plants. Animal Rights is illogical. Animal Rights is illogical. This is because the same excuses can be made for eating plants. Plants can make decisions. [2] Plants can feel pain. [3] Plants are intelligent. [8] When one eats a plant, they are eating the plant while it is still alive. How painful that must be for the poor plant! Does this mean vegetables and fruits should have rights? Definition of rights: “Thatwhich is morally correct, just, or honorable. ” [9] Let’s get this straight, vegetable rights is ridiculous and so is animal rights. Eating meat is not morally bad. It’s natural. [10] Eating meat is healthy. Eating meat provides protein, which is an essential part of a balanced diet. While it is true that vegetables do have protein, they are not as complete and concentrated as found in meat. [12] Not only are plants not an efficient source of protein, but meat has certain proteins not found in plants that give our brains nutrients. [11] Meat is healthy. It only becomes unhealthy if you eat too much of it. However, too much of anything is bad for you anyways. Conclusion: Eating meat is natural for humans, and is part of the food chain. Meat is proven to be healthy in moderation. If it is completely natural then why is that immoral? If plants are intelligent, can make decisions, and can feel pain, shouldn’t they get rights as well? We can’t give everything rights. They only thing that should have rights are humans. Animals should only get very basic rights: the right to not be abused, and only killed to be eaten. Sources: [1]: . http://theprimalparent.com...; [2]: . http://www.vancouversun.com...; [3]: . http://www.dailymail.co.uk...; [4]: . http://www.peta.org... [5]: . http://www.sciencedaily.com... [6]: . http://frugivoremag.com... [7]: . http://www.livestrong.com... [8]: . http://io9.com... [9]: . http://www.google.com... [10]: . http://www.vrg.org... [11]: . http://authoritynutrition.com... [12]: . http://www.livestrong.com...