Week 7 Post
Look back at the book as a whole and complete experience, I
would like to talk about the moment that had the biggest impact on me as I read
and how it contradicted some of my current beliefs.
First thing’s first, I believe this book is a desperate cry
to encourage vegetarianism in the United States. That may be open to discussion
but that’s the way I see it. That argument largely, not completely, failed with
me. I’m not going to stop eating meat, enjoying meat, or wanting more meat. But
I will now think for a second and half longer than I did before consuming after
reading the section titled “Downers”. I’m not sure why that has stuck with me
for so long, but the image of the sheep that was too weak to stand on its own
power has been burned into my memory. That emotional appeal really got to me.
It was the perfect image to highlight the cruelty and brutality of the factory
farming culture. It is sad to think about. I’ve never had hard feelings about
eating meat before in my life. There’s a food chain that mankind stands atop of
and there’s no reason why I should feel bad about eating it. It could be that I
do my best to ignore the simple truths of food manufacturing, but it has never
been an issue. But knowing that there are helpless animals that are being
treated so poorly has had a profound effect on me. I haven’t become an advocate
for vegetarianism, but after reading Eating
Animals, I have a small shred of remorse for whatever it is I’m about to
eat.
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