Economics
Environmental
Health
Peter & Timothy
Misc.
100

In the US, which is more expensive: meat or vegetables?

Meat

100

What effect does meat production have on the environment?

  1. Climate change (releases GHG)

  2. Water pollution

  3. Biodiversity loss

  4. Deforestation

100

Do animals' blood have nutritional value?

Yes

100

What does Peter Singer say about industrial farming? 

Factory farming is ethically and morally wrong because it harms animals who are sentient beings.

100

What is the difference between a vegan and a vegetarian?

Exclusion of animal products

200

What is the most expensive meat in the world?

Wagyu beef

200

What is one of the greenhouse gases that livestock release into the atmosphere?

  1. Methane (CH4)

  2. Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

  3. Nitrous Oxide (N2O)

200

What is the percentage of vegetarians in the US?

3%-7%

200

What is Peter Singer’s definition of speciesism?

The idea that humans are inherently superior to other animals.

200

What are two examples of white meat?

Chicken, turkey, fish, rabbit, lamb, goose, duck, and pork.

300

Which has more nutrients: sea animals or land animals? (hint: think about price)

Seafood

300

What is a solution or alternative to factory farming?

Pasteurized farming

300

What are three nutrients included in meat?

  1. Protein

  2. Vitamin B12

  3. Iron

  4. Zinc

  5. Selenium

300

Why does Timothy Hsiao think that infants and disabled people have moral standing? 

They have the root capacity to reason, unlike animals, who don’t.

300

What is Timothy Hsiao’s other career?

Law Enforcement Officer (police officer)

400

 What is one of the world’s largest exporters of beef?

  1. Brazil

  2. US

  3. Australia

400

What percentage of greenhouse gases (GHG) is livestock responsible for?

12%-16%

400

What amount of meat does a person need to eat each day to stay healthy?

3 oz (85 grams)

400

Does Timothy Hsiao think that if animals have no moral status, does that give people the right to use them for other purposes?

No, because we have moral duties to ourselves and other people not to mistreat or abuse animals.

400

What are 2 examples of processing meat?

  1. Smoked

  2. Salting

  3. Curing

  4. Added chemical preservatives

  5. Enhance flavor/shelf-life

500

What percentage of the annual US agricultural revenue comes from livestock?

50%-60%

500

What is one drawback of only producing crops?

  1. Reduced biodiversity (depletes nutrients)

  2. Damages soil

  3. Increases pest problems

500

Why is B12 important for our body

  1. Formation of a red blood cell

  2. Maintaining nerve function 

  3. Synthesizing DNA

500

What does Timothy Hsiao say we grant to particular animals, and therefore, why don’t we eat them?

Honorary moral standing

500

What is the ratio between the number of people in the world and the number of animals being killed in the meat industry per year?

1:10