Varieties of Harm to Animals in Industrial Farming

Halteman, Matthew C.

doi:10.5406/janimalethics.1.2.0122

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“…There is a long and painful history of cruelty in farming involving billions of non-humans (see Eleonora, 2017;Evans, 2006;Halteman, 2011;Landis-Marinello, 2008;Maerz, 2020;Perry & Brandt, 2007). Attempts to regulate this cruelty have led to the emergence of codes of conduct on animal welfare and laws on humane treatment (Vining, 2007;Woods, 2012) -so-called guidelines (in my poem), which may make people feel less guilty while they dine on the flesh of farmed non-human beings.…”

Section: On the Cruelty Of Homo Sapiensmentioning

confidence: 99%

Her Parasites: A poetic ecospiritual perspective of the COVID-19 pandemic and nature's intelligence

Kolandai

2024

JoE

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In this transdisciplinary perspective, I present my initial ecospiritual thinking about the COVID-19 pandemic in a poem, titled Her Parasites. I identify with other thinkers â€“ both those in science and not â€“ who articulated ecophilosophical musings about the pandemic in various ways, some of whom were met with mockery and censure. In the hope that it will inspire openness and a sense of curiosity, I draw on metaphysical insights from Vedic treatises and the literature on environmental decline, zoonotic epidemiology, health science, animal agriculture, animal ethics, and animal sentience to explain my poemâ€™s philosophical and ecological framework. I focus on the scientific knowledge of epidemics caused by viruses that transcend species boundaries, why cross-species hopping occurs, and the nature (and incredible intelligence) of such viruses. I invite readers to consider ancient Vedic principles that articulate the rationale for living harmoniously with other sentient beings and entities. Considering the unseen metaphysical association between the pandemic and animal cruelty explained through the Vedic laws of KarmÄ, I present the possibility that one of the lessons Mother Earth might have wanted the Homo sapiens species to learn from the COVID-19 pandemic is its need to alter its diet. I end with a discussion on the possibility and value of this change. The downplaying or denial of animal sentience (strategies to overcome the psychological discomfort of incongruence between loving animals and eating them, as described in social psychology), is a barrier to this change. However, observed through a Vedic lens, this cognitive dissonance suggests that the Homo sapiens species is innately humane, the realisation of which might hold the key to this dietary change.

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Section: On the Cruelty Of Homo Sapiensmentioning

confidence: 99%

Her Parasites: A poetic ecospiritual perspective of the COVID-19 pandemic and nature's intelligence

Kolandai

2024

JoE

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“…Factory farming obviously involves cruelty to animals, such as close confinement, surgical procedures without anesthesia, and physically draining levels of egg and milk production (Halteman, 2011). Still, there is no necessary connection between cruelty and animal products.…”

Section: Veganismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ethical consumerism: Veganism

Beck

Ladwig

2020

WIREs Climate Change

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In this article, we review an array of positions in the contemporary literature that concern the moral reasons for vegan consumerism. We situate veganism within the broader field of ethical consumerism, present a variety of motivations and justifications for veganism, and discuss criticisms of vegan consumerism. The arguments presented in the article ultimately pertain to the question of whether concerns for animals, human rights, or climate justice entail strong moral reasons to adopt a vegan lifestyle. Additionally, we address issues of particular relevance for political philosophy, such as whether organized vegan consumer campaigns are a politically legitimate means to strive for structural change. We hope to show that there are anthropocentric, as well as animal‐centered, reasons that speak in favor of radically reformed human–animal relations, including diets that are at least predominantly plant‐based. This article is categorized under: Climate, Nature, and Ethics > Ethics and Climate Change

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“…There is a high use of machinery, from seed planting to milk processing. Some practices have been criticised for being harmful to animals, as well as exposing humans and the environment to the risk of chemical contamination (Horrigan et al, 2002;Halteman, 2011;Gagliardi & Pettigrove, 2013). Some breeding of industrially farmed cattle such as the Belgian Blue for example, has been so intense that in an effort to maximise the meat of the animal, the reproductive functions have been compromised requiring the cow to undergo a caesarean operation to give birth (Wheeler et al, 2003;Bassett, 2009;Kolkman et al, 2010).…”

Section: Industrial Agriculturementioning

confidence: 99%

The Characteristics of Five Food Production Systems and Their Implications for Sustainable Landscapes

Burdock¹,

Ampt²

2018

JAS

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This paper presents a classification of agricultural production systems that we believe characterises the complex interface between agriculture and the landscapes in which they are managed. Farmers have a choice about how they will manage their land, either to exclude inherent environmental complexity or to engage with it, mindful of risks associated with their approach. Adding to this complexity is the interplay between key natural, social, human, physical and financial resources in agricultural systems, highlighting the importance of extending sustainability principles to aspects of ecology, economics and culture. Decisions about agricultural systems hinge on a balance of productive outcomes, on sensitivity to the issues of environmental complexity, on economic grounds including the access to resources, and the socio-cultural needs of the community in which the farmer participates. Further, farm managers will make a choice that both satisfies and suffices (satisfices) against production, ecological efficiencies and resilience outcomes when choosing which food production system to adopt. In this paper, these complexities are analysed against five different agricultural systems on an ecological continuum; from biologically simple industrial systems that minimise interaction with the natural environment, to ecologically complex systems that are closely engaged with their environment. Production viability is a necessary consideration to maintain farming operations but is not sufficient if operational capacity is to be achieved in the long term. This analysis finds that it is also necessary to work with ecological, economic and social complexities, satisficing against productivity, ecological efficiency and inherit system resilience. No one particular farming systems is appropriate in all cases. The farmer's choice may apply a mix of the five different agricultural systems described, allowing for the blending of these attributes in order to sustain rural landscapes.

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Varieties of Harm to Animals in Industrial Farming

Cited by 16 publications

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Her Parasites: A poetic ecospiritual perspective of the COVID-19 pandemic and nature's intelligence

Her Parasites: A poetic ecospiritual perspective of the COVID-19 pandemic and nature's intelligence

Ethical consumerism: Veganism

The Characteristics of Five Food Production Systems and Their Implications for Sustainable Landscapes

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