James McWilliams explores how our nation's foodies tend to overlook one important aspect of the food movement: animal welfare. Favorite quote: "What if we discussed the moral and legal rights of animals with the same level of detail we bring to discussion about where to find the best prosciutto?"
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By James McWilliams
May 19, 2011
"[Matthew] Scully [author of Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy] highlights one of the more troubling paradoxes at the core of modern life. Humanity proves its love for animals on a daily basis. We lavish an abundance of affection on companion animals, work tirelessly to protect endangered species, and donate generously to shelters and welfare organizations. At the same time, we treat animals with unfathomable disdain. We wear them, experiment upon them, hunt them, render them into cosmetics, and, most notably, eat them. Making matters even more disturbing, we rationalize all this behavior as perfectly normal. It's just the way of the world, red in tooth and claw. Humans are the only animals capable of untangling this paradox..."
http://www.theatlantic.com/life/archive/2011/05/foodies-vs-darwin-how-meat-eaters-ignore-science/239127/
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