A vegetarian's nightmare
Betina Matoni, bmatoni@smu.edu
Issue date: 1/26/07 Section: Opinion
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I should have seen it coming.
According to Stephen F. Sundlof, D.V.M., Ph.D., director of FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine, "Based on [the] FDA's analysis of hundreds of peer-reviewed publications and other studies on the health and food composition of clones and their offspring, the draft risk assessment has determined that meat and milk from clones and their offspring are as safe as food we eat every day."
Let's clone our way to a baseless existence that lacks a sense of ethics all together. Let's clone the best of the best, breed them and then kill their babies so ethically retarded consumers can eat their way to a gluttonous, morally reprehensible lifestyle.
Okay, perhaps I'm being slightly dramatic. But animal cloning is a reality I wasn't ready for and one that people don't seem to care very much about. That doesn't mean we shouldn't pay attention.
So here are some of the reasons as to why I feel my concerns are justified:
1. Animal cloning for the purpose of producing high-quality meat and dairy is wrong in so far as creating life in order to destroy it for an unnecessary whim or human desire is unwarranted and (dare I say) excessive.
2. I realize some of you may disagree with point one and say that we are carnivores (and other arguments of the like), and some will hastily reply, "it tastes good!" To this logic I ask you: To what extent is meat an absolutely necessary part your diet? That is, can you survive on a meat-free diet? (For most the answer is "yes," but let's move on.)
3. Even though animal cloning might allow for high-quality animals with superior genetics, it is not financially feasible for everyone. It's difficult enough for small (organic) farmers to compete with farming giants, but to introduce scientifically engineered copies of their "best" animals might deliver a terrible blow to the small farmer.
4. The impact cloning might have on animal breeders would devastate top-quality breeders of horses and other competition animals who might not have $16,000 (or amoral tendencies) to clone their highest-earning thoroughbred horses, cutting horses or prize-wining steers. (In return, the rich will continue getting richer… Sounds like the same old sad song and dance. )
According to Stephen F. Sundlof, D.V.M., Ph.D., director of FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine, "Based on [the] FDA's analysis of hundreds of peer-reviewed publications and other studies on the health and food composition of clones and their offspring, the draft risk assessment has determined that meat and milk from clones and their offspring are as safe as food we eat every day."
Let's clone our way to a baseless existence that lacks a sense of ethics all together. Let's clone the best of the best, breed them and then kill their babies so ethically retarded consumers can eat their way to a gluttonous, morally reprehensible lifestyle.
Okay, perhaps I'm being slightly dramatic. But animal cloning is a reality I wasn't ready for and one that people don't seem to care very much about. That doesn't mean we shouldn't pay attention.
So here are some of the reasons as to why I feel my concerns are justified:
1. Animal cloning for the purpose of producing high-quality meat and dairy is wrong in so far as creating life in order to destroy it for an unnecessary whim or human desire is unwarranted and (dare I say) excessive.
2. I realize some of you may disagree with point one and say that we are carnivores (and other arguments of the like), and some will hastily reply, "it tastes good!" To this logic I ask you: To what extent is meat an absolutely necessary part your diet? That is, can you survive on a meat-free diet? (For most the answer is "yes," but let's move on.)
3. Even though animal cloning might allow for high-quality animals with superior genetics, it is not financially feasible for everyone. It's difficult enough for small (organic) farmers to compete with farming giants, but to introduce scientifically engineered copies of their "best" animals might deliver a terrible blow to the small farmer.
4. The impact cloning might have on animal breeders would devastate top-quality breeders of horses and other competition animals who might not have $16,000 (or amoral tendencies) to clone their highest-earning thoroughbred horses, cutting horses or prize-wining steers. (In return, the rich will continue getting richer… Sounds like the same old sad song and dance. )
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Jeff Hawkins
posted 1/26/07 @ 10:59 AM CST
1.) All beef cattle (cloned or not) is "created" with the intent to be destroyed for nourishment, not for some trivial "whim" or "desire." Whether you like or not people are a part of the animal kingdom and are a natural link in the food chain. (Continued…)
Metlichina
Nikolinka Ivanova
posted 1/26/07 @ 11:24 PM CST
I think that that the Darwin's theory is absolutely wrong. Human beings are Got's devine children and they musnt't eat meat, fish, because it is against their nature! I am deeply convinced that ifall people were vegetarians the situation would be MUCH MUCH better all over the world! "NON FINGO HYPOTHESES!"said one of the most illustrious philosophers which England or the world has ever produced. (Continued…)
Vegetarians Are Evil
posted 2/02/07 @ 3:43 PM CST
Visit a dissenting site for more information:
http://www.vegetariansareevil.com
Humans were designed to be omnivorous and must eat meat to survive. (Continued…)
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