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\u201cOh, I know animals suffer, but I love my steak\u201d: The<\/h1>\nself-serving resolution of the \u201cmeat paradox\u201d<\/h1>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/ourcompass.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/08\/33413_1142994231512_1727188366_267920_3364541_n.jpg?w=450&h=320\" "\\"33413_1142994231512_1727188366_267920_3364541_n\\"")
<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\nOriginal HERE<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\nFrom <\/strong>Psychology Today, Animal Emotions Blog<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\nBy <\/strong>Marc Bekoff<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\nMany people continue to eat animals knowing they\u2019re consuming misery \u2026<\/div>\nThere\u2019s no doubt that billions of factory-farmed and other animals
\nsuffer for our gustatory delights, most of which are unnecessary. Now, a
\nnew study shows just how far people will go so that they can continue
\nto eat animals who needlessly wind up at the end of their fork. Steve
\nLoughnan of Kent University in the UK and his colleagues discovered that
\n\u201cpeople
\nwho wish to escape the \u2018meat paradox\u2019 i.e. simultaneously disliking
\nhurting animals and enjoying eating meat, may do so by denying that the
\nanimal they ate had the capacity to suffer<\/a><\/span>.\u201d<\/div>\nWhile some people stop eating meat when they learn that animals
\nsuffer an overwhelming majority do not, and continue to enjoy their
\nsteaks knowing well that they\u2019re eating pain and misery. They simply
\ndeny moralstatus to the sentient beings who wind up on their plates as
\nif all\u2019s just fine. This very important study shows \u201cwhen there is a
\nconflict between their preferred way of thinking and their preferred way
\nof acting, it is their thoughts and moral standards that people abandon
\nfirst \u2013 rather than changing their behaviour. \u2018Rather than change their
\nbeliefs about the animals\u2019 moral rights, people could change their
\nbehaviour,\u2019 Loughnan said. \u2018However, we suspect that most people are
\nunwilling to deny themselves the enjoyment of eating meat, and denying
\nanimals moral rights lets them keep eating with a clear conscience\u2019.\u201d<\/div>\nI wonder just how clear they\u2019re conscience is. When I was writing my book The Animal Manifesto<\/em><\/a><\/span>
\nI continually talked with people who told me \u201cOh, I know animals
\nsuffer, but I love my steak.\u201d They went on to offer lame excuses such as
\n\u201cI just can\u2019t stop eating meat even when I think about the misery for
\nwhich I\u2019m responsible.\u201d Sure they can. It\u2019s so easy it\u2019s laughable to
\nthink that they not only deny sentience to the animals they consume but
\nalso deny that non-animal alternatives are readily available, even \u201cfake
\nmeats.\u201d<\/div>\nAnd it\u2019s also essential to remember that cows, pigs, and
\nsheep who are unrelentingly tortured on their journey to and when they
\ntemporarily reside on factory farms are no less sentient than companion dogs or cats<\/strong>. Most people \u2013 likely all people \u2013 would not let their companion animals trade places with these most unfortunate beings.<\/div>\nWe always must remember it\u2019s not a matter of \u201cwhat\u2019s\u201d for dinner but \u201cwho\u2019s\u201d for dinner<\/a><\/span>
\nas we routinely and wantonly slaughter sentience for unneeded meals to
\nthe tune of billions of animals per year. Surely we can do better and
\nit\u2019s really easy for most of us to stop consuming pain and misery.<\/div>\nRELATED:<\/strong><\/p>\nCompassion<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\nVegan Guides<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\nEarthlings<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n <\/strong><\/a><\/div>\nSource:
\n <\/strong><\/a><\/div>\nhttp:\/\/ourcompass.wordpress.com\/essays\/oh-i-know-animals-suffer-but-i-love-my-steak-the-self-serving-resolution-of-the-meat-paradox\/
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<\/a><\/div>\nOriginal HERE<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\nFrom <\/strong>Psychology Today, Animal Emotions Blog<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\nBy <\/strong>Marc Bekoff<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\nMany people continue to eat animals knowing they\u2019re consuming misery \u2026<\/div>\nThere\u2019s no doubt that billions of factory-farmed and other animals
\nsuffer for our gustatory delights, most of which are unnecessary. Now, a
\nnew study shows just how far people will go so that they can continue
\nto eat animals who needlessly wind up at the end of their fork. Steve
\nLoughnan of Kent University in the UK and his colleagues discovered that
\n\u201cpeople
\nwho wish to escape the \u2018meat paradox\u2019 i.e. simultaneously disliking
\nhurting animals and enjoying eating meat, may do so by denying that the
\nanimal they ate had the capacity to suffer<\/a><\/span>.\u201d<\/div>\nWhile some people stop eating meat when they learn that animals
\nsuffer an overwhelming majority do not, and continue to enjoy their
\nsteaks knowing well that they\u2019re eating pain and misery. They simply
\ndeny moralstatus to the sentient beings who wind up on their plates as
\nif all\u2019s just fine. This very important study shows \u201cwhen there is a
\nconflict between their preferred way of thinking and their preferred way
\nof acting, it is their thoughts and moral standards that people abandon
\nfirst \u2013 rather than changing their behaviour. \u2018Rather than change their
\nbeliefs about the animals\u2019 moral rights, people could change their
\nbehaviour,\u2019 Loughnan said. \u2018However, we suspect that most people are
\nunwilling to deny themselves the enjoyment of eating meat, and denying
\nanimals moral rights lets them keep eating with a clear conscience\u2019.\u201d<\/div>\nI wonder just how clear they\u2019re conscience is. When I was writing my book The Animal Manifesto<\/em><\/a><\/span>
\nI continually talked with people who told me \u201cOh, I know animals
\nsuffer, but I love my steak.\u201d They went on to offer lame excuses such as
\n\u201cI just can\u2019t stop eating meat even when I think about the misery for
\nwhich I\u2019m responsible.\u201d Sure they can. It\u2019s so easy it\u2019s laughable to
\nthink that they not only deny sentience to the animals they consume but
\nalso deny that non-animal alternatives are readily available, even \u201cfake
\nmeats.\u201d<\/div>\nAnd it\u2019s also essential to remember that cows, pigs, and
\nsheep who are unrelentingly tortured on their journey to and when they
\ntemporarily reside on factory farms are no less sentient than companion dogs or cats<\/strong>. Most people \u2013 likely all people \u2013 would not let their companion animals trade places with these most unfortunate beings.<\/div>\nWe always must remember it\u2019s not a matter of \u201cwhat\u2019s\u201d for dinner but \u201cwho\u2019s\u201d for dinner<\/a><\/span>
\nas we routinely and wantonly slaughter sentience for unneeded meals to
\nthe tune of billions of animals per year. Surely we can do better and
\nit\u2019s really easy for most of us to stop consuming pain and misery.<\/div>\nRELATED:<\/strong><\/p>\nCompassion<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\nVegan Guides<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\nEarthlings<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n <\/strong><\/a><\/div>\nSource:
\n <\/strong><\/a><\/div>\nhttp:\/\/ourcompass.wordpress.com\/essays\/oh-i-know-animals-suffer-but-i-love-my-steak-the-self-serving-resolution-of-the-meat-paradox\/
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By <\/strong>Marc Bekoff<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n Compassion<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Vegan Guides<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Earthlings<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n http:\/\/ourcompass.wordpress.com\/essays\/oh-i-know-animals-suffer-but-i-love-my-steak-the-self-serving-resolution-of-the-meat-paradox\/ <\/strong>Please join me at Friendburst<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Advocate for Saving Dogs\u2122<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Animal Rights<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>\u2665We\u2665Are\u2665All\u2665Connected\u2665<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Wolfen Warriors<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nsuffer for our gustatory delights, most of which are unnecessary. Now, a
\nnew study shows just how far people will go so that they can continue
\nto eat animals who needlessly wind up at the end of their fork. Steve
\nLoughnan of Kent University in the UK and his colleagues discovered that
\n\u201cpeople
\nwho wish to escape the \u2018meat paradox\u2019 i.e. simultaneously disliking
\nhurting animals and enjoying eating meat, may do so by denying that the
\nanimal they ate had the capacity to suffer<\/a><\/span>.\u201d<\/div>\n
\nsuffer an overwhelming majority do not, and continue to enjoy their
\nsteaks knowing well that they\u2019re eating pain and misery. They simply
\ndeny moralstatus to the sentient beings who wind up on their plates as
\nif all\u2019s just fine. This very important study shows \u201cwhen there is a
\nconflict between their preferred way of thinking and their preferred way
\nof acting, it is their thoughts and moral standards that people abandon
\nfirst \u2013 rather than changing their behaviour. \u2018Rather than change their
\nbeliefs about the animals\u2019 moral rights, people could change their
\nbehaviour,\u2019 Loughnan said. \u2018However, we suspect that most people are
\nunwilling to deny themselves the enjoyment of eating meat, and denying
\nanimals moral rights lets them keep eating with a clear conscience\u2019.\u201d<\/div>\n
\nI continually talked with people who told me \u201cOh, I know animals
\nsuffer, but I love my steak.\u201d They went on to offer lame excuses such as
\n\u201cI just can\u2019t stop eating meat even when I think about the misery for
\nwhich I\u2019m responsible.\u201d Sure they can. It\u2019s so easy it\u2019s laughable to
\nthink that they not only deny sentience to the animals they consume but
\nalso deny that non-animal alternatives are readily available, even \u201cfake
\nmeats.\u201d<\/div>\n
\nsheep who are unrelentingly tortured on their journey to and when they
\ntemporarily reside on factory farms are no less sentient than companion dogs or cats<\/strong>. Most people \u2013 likely all people \u2013 would not let their companion animals trade places with these most unfortunate beings.<\/div>\n
\nas we routinely and wantonly slaughter sentience for unneeded meals to
\nthe tune of billions of animals per year. Surely we can do better and
\nit\u2019s really easy for most of us to stop consuming pain and misery.<\/div>\n
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