910:
Winning support for Animal Rights was never going to be
easy. We live in a conspiracy of misinformation which suits almost everyone,
because it allows people to be speciesist, which in turn allows them to indulge
in animal foods.
While
vegans are trying to defend abused animals, non-vegans are trying to do the
opposite, by ‘not giving a damn’ about them. The educated food lover might
wriggle out of the ethical quagmire but they keep sinking back into it each
day, by cooking their bits of dead animal and practising the dark art of
‘animal cuisine’. It sounds quite respectable; it helps cooking enthusiasts to
apply their sensitivity to the aesthetics of food, overriding the ethical side
of it (the provenance of those foods).
It emphasises ‘food quality’ (nutrition or taste experience) in order to
downplay the origins of animal foodstuffs.
For most people their pleasure is
in indulgence. They think about it, savour it, salivate over it - the omnivore
gastronome drools over food all day. The wealthy gastronomes indulge themselves
in all the exotic delicacies without a single thought given to the animal
behind what they’re eating; their favourite fleshy foods must not be given up lightly.
Life without lobster is unimaginable.
No comments:
Post a Comment