Economics
In the US, which is more expensive: meat or vegetables?
Meat
What effect does meat production have on the environment?
Climate change (releases GHG)
Water pollution
Biodiversity loss
Deforestation
Do animals' blood have nutritional value?
Yes
What does Peter Singer say about industrial farming?
Factory farming is ethically and morally wrong because it harms animals who are sentient beings.
What is the difference between a vegan and a vegetarian?
Exclusion of animal products
What is the most expensive meat in the world?
Wagyu beef
What is one of the greenhouse gases that livestock release into the atmosphere?
Methane (CH4)
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Nitrous Oxide (N2O)
What is the percentage of vegetarians in the US?
3%-7%
What is Peter Singer’s definition of speciesism?
The idea that humans are inherently superior to other animals.
What are two examples of white meat?
Chicken, turkey, fish, rabbit, lamb, goose, duck, and pork.
Which has more nutrients: sea animals or land animals? (hint: think about price)
Seafood
What is a solution or alternative to factory farming?
Pasteurized farming
What are three nutrients included in meat?
Protein
Vitamin B12
Iron
Zinc
Selenium
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.
What is Timothy Hsiao’s other career?
Law Enforcement Officer (police officer)
What is one of the world’s largest exporters of beef?
Brazil
US
Australia
What percentage of greenhouse gases (GHG) is livestock responsible for?
12%-16%
What amount of meat does a person need to eat each day to stay healthy?
3 oz (85 grams)
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.
What are 2 examples of processing meat?
Smoked
Salting
Curing
Added chemical preservatives
Enhance flavor/shelf-life
What percentage of the annual US agricultural revenue comes from livestock?
50%-60%
What is one drawback of only producing crops?
Reduced biodiversity (depletes nutrients)
Damages soil
Increases pest problems
Why is B12 important for our body
Formation of a red blood cell
Maintaining nerve function
Synthesizing DNA
What does Timothy Hsiao say we grant to particular animals, and therefore, why don’t we eat them?
Honorary moral standing
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