| Eating by Peter Singer & Jim Mason "Is it part of the gulf we draw between ourselves and other animals that leads farmers to talk of animals as �farrowing� rather than �giving birth�, �feeding� rather than �eating�, and �gestating� rather than �being pregnant�?." (page 46) "�when better animal welfare costs money, animal welfare loses." (page 64) "The United States, with less than five percent of the world�s population, emits about 25 percent of the world�s greenhouse gases, more than any other country. In ethical terms, this means that the U.S. is currently using far more than its fair share of the capacity of the atmosphere to absorb our waste gases." (page 144) "Producing a pound of hamburger beef will take 12 times as much water as a pound of bread, 64 times as much as a pound of potatoes, and 86 times as much as a pound of tomatoes." (page 233) "The world�s largest and most comprehensive study of diet and disease has shown that in rural China, good health and normal growth are achieved on a diet that includes only one-tenth as much animal-based food as Americans eat." (page 242) "�vegans are indirectly responsible for killing only about a fifth as many animals as those who eat grass-fed beef." (page 252) "�3 out of 10 Americans are now obese. In Britain, the figure is more like 1 in 5." (page 277) "You can be ethical without being fanatical." (page 279) |