Ban bacon

My opponent, Con has no outside sources of yet. "but it doesn't change the fact that pigs are still a legitimate food source." Con Vodka has "96 calories" calorieking [1] By that logic vodka is a legitimate food source. Yet, I don't hear too many people referring to vodka as a food source. Because of the detrimental health effects of bacon, mainly being labeled as a carcinogen by the World Health Organization I argue that bacon is not food. Instead it is a drug with nutrient side effects. Like vodka. "When it comes to supply and demand if you ban bacon then the demand for another animal product will take its place. " Con Some may turn to other meat sources, others most likely will turn to vegan alternatives. Another meat source according to the WHO would be less detrimental to human health. "Banning bacon would not end the supply and demand for other animal products, just one" Con You make a good argument for banning meat altogether. Since bacon is a subset of the set meat, then bacon would be banned. "and you'd still have bacon being farmed locally and eaten locally by those families regardless of whether or not a store would be allowed to sell it." Con You make an argument for giving pigs animal rights that would prevent slaughter. "Taste is subjective sure and so if you don't like the taste of bacon then don't eat it, and if you stop liking something else then great stop eating it, but that doesn't mean you should force others to share your dislike." Con You missed the second part about palette changing. "Try it! Grab an apple and the next time your palate is clear (don't do this after a big meal), eat the apple from skin to flesh to seeds and core. Taste it all and chew your food. You will be reminded of the simple flavors of food, and how a simple piece of fruit or veggies can be all you need to satisfy your hunger. " Kathy [2] "Eating a healthier diet may be intimidating at first. But once you see for yourself how good it makes you feel -- and how good healthy food can taste -- you have a better chance of succeeding. Over time, your preferences will change and cravings for bad-for-you foods will fade away." Webd [3] "Banning bacon would not stop pork production but would waste a cut of meat. It would be wasteful. If your end goal is to ban meat production as a whole then say so because otherwise banning one cut of meat it irresponsible." Con An argument for banning pork. Yes meat production as a whole should be banned. "As for the vegan argument and bean argument how sustainable would a vegan diet be if millions of people were forced to adhere to it? " Con This can be measured. A vegan diet would be beneficial to the environment. "The environmental comparison of cheese varieties made from cow milk and directly from lupine and the evaluation of energy inputs in fish protein and vegetable protein also suggest an environmental advantage for vegetarian food. "Am J Clin Nutr September 2003vol. 78 no. 3 664S-668S [4] "Assessment suggests that on average the complete life cycle environmental impact of nonvegetarian meals may be roughly a factor 1.5"2 higher than the effect of vegetarian meals in which meat has been replaced by vegetable protein." [4] "only about 10% of the energy transferred between each trophic level is converted to biomass." Wikipedia [5] "It"s increasingly evident, however, that a part-time vegan diet " one that emphasizes minimally processed plant food at the expense of everything else " is the direction that will do the most to benefit human health, increase animal welfare and reduce environmental impact." nytimes MarkBittman[6] "Many fishing practices are extremely destructive to delicate habitats - particularly vital fish breeding grounds like coral reefs and seagrass meadows." wwf [7] "The cattle sector in the Brazilian Amazon is the largest driver of deforestation in the world, responsible for one in every eight hectares destroyed globally. Efforts to halt global deforestation emissions must tackle this sector. " greenpeace [8] The environmental benefits of everyone eating vegan would be significant. "Breakfast...you've had plenty of breakfast without bacon, again great, that's your choice, but you can't force others to eat your diet. Reverse it and let's ban vegan lifestyles, how fun or fair would that be for you?" Con Animals are sentient. Animals can feel pain and suffer. There are more chickens than humans on the planet. The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. "There are more chickens populating the planet than people. In fact, the number of chickens in 2002 is more than twice the number of people in 2010. In 2002, 15.9 billion chickens scratched the Earth versus about 7 billion in 2010."[9] Its not whether it would be fair or not to an individual. Banning vegan lifestyles would be unfair to animals, the majority. Banning the set meat which includes the subset bacon is the only fair way. "Follow up questions: 1. Are you opposed to hunting a pig and taking the bacon? 2. If the farming process was made more humane in your eyes would you be ok with it? 3. Do you really just want to ban meat production as a whole and force millions of people to eat like you?" Con 1. Affirmative 2. Negative 3. Affirmative http://www.calorieking.com... http://kblog.lunchboxbunch.com... http://www.webmd.com... http://ajcn.nutrition.org... https://en.wikipedia.org... http://www.nytimes.com... http://wwf.panda.org... http://www.greenpeace.org... http://www.wisegeek.com...