tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602396110338715183.post6300402037645129494..comments2023-06-17T09:58:43.729-04:00Comments on Animal Writes: When Humanitarianism and Animal Justice DivergeJenny Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18216714991878395078noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602396110338715183.post-74570103241662756032008-02-02T18:06:00.000-05:002008-02-02T18:06:00.000-05:00Interesting! Another instance when animal rights a...Interesting! Another instance when animal rights and human justice do not align is the level of meat consumption. As my JP will tell you, as incomes rise, meat consumption also rises, leading to the negative environmental and health consequences that we are familiar with. However, in my “unbiased” and “scientific” JP, I cannot categorically say that increased meat consumption is bad—because it is actually really good for the millions of people suffering from and protein and micronutrient deficiencies. <BR/><BR/>On another note, I’m not sure if I share your (or the “Veganarchists’”) skepticism of capitalism. Slavery was also part of the capitalist system in the US, but that doesn’t mean that slavery is necessary for capitalism just like the fact that animal exploitation is a big part of the economy today does not imply that animal exploitation is necessary for capitalism. With sufficient legal rights or protection, capitalism and animals and happily coexist. The hard part is getting that legal protection.Jenny Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216714991878395078noreply@blogger.com