Abstract
Engrained in the mindless routines of our daily lives, we believe our consumer choices do not matter. But participating in the animal industrial complex through the purchase and consumption of meat, dairy and eggs generates significant bioethical issues that warrant exploration and discussion. This paper examines the moral rights of animals, poor ethical justification of animal consumption, and extreme ramifications of the animal agricultural system within the framework of principlism. By analyzing the moral position of animal consumption in the bioethical context of utility, autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence and justice, the corrupt nature of animal agribusiness is revealed and plant-based living encouraged as a strategy for moving forward.
Geographic Coverage
United States of America
Language
English
Publication Place
Tacoma, Washington
Publisher
The University of Puget Sound
Recommended Citation
Eisen, Miranda S. 3412335
(2017)
"Rethinking Animal Agriculture: A Principlist Approach,"
Sound Decisions: An Undergraduate Bioethics Journal: Vol. 3:
Iss.
1, Article 3.
Available at:
https://soundideas.pugetsound.edu/sounddecisions/vol3/iss1/3