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    “The ethics of eating animals” Michael Pollan points out the main arguments presented by the people practicing animal rights. Here the author looks at the facets of vegetarianism and the issues that people face while consuming flesh. Pollan puts focus on various standards of vegetarianism but finally concludes that showing respect to the animals significantly plays an effective role in a person’s eating habit. Pollan states that if we look into the eyes of the dying animals we would find a “Being without a soul” which is a mere “subject of life”

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    “The ethics of eating animals” Michael Pollan points out the main arguments presented by the people practicing animal rights. Here the author looks at the facets of vegetarianism and the issues that people face while consuming flesh. Pollan puts focus on various standards of vegetarianism but finally concludes that showing respect to the animals significantly plays an effective role in a person’s eating habit. Pollan states that if we look into the eyes of the dying animals we would find a “Being without a soul” which is a mere “subject of life”

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    Running Head: THE OMNIVORES DILEMMA 1

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    Summary
    In the chapter, The ethics of eating animals Michael Pollan points out the main
    arguments presented by the people practicing animal rights. Here the author looks at the facets of
    vegetarianism and the issues that people face while consuming flesh. Pollan puts focus on
    various standards of vegetarianism but finally concludes that showing respect to the animals
    significantly plays an effective role in a persons eating habit. Pollan states that if we look into
    the eyes of the dying animals we would find a Being without a soul which is a mere subject
    of life (Pollan, 2007, p.332). The author further states that when the animals get raised up by
    industrial food producing units, they undergo severe sufferings by getting treated like objects,
    within the boundaries of a compressed cage. The hogs tail is slashed at the time of their birth
    and the chicken does not get adequate space to expand its wings. Pollan believes that these
    creatures experience pain even more while they are alive than during the time of their death.
    Apart from the supports from the arguments stated by the animal rights practitioners, the writer
    also discovers defying instances that can be drawn from the approaches of the real organic farms
    like the Polyface Farm (Pollan , 2007, p.319). There the animals spend their days in a
    relatively happy way, which is healthier to a great extent than the life spent by the animals
    staying in the wild. The farm owners make the process of slaying much transparent which offers
    the animals a peaceful death as they get adequately honored during their living days. Pollan
    concludes by saying that the process of animal slaughter and animal consumption itself creates
    natural and progressing state which cannot be considered as unethical. However unethical is the
    industrial process of raising and butchering animals.

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    It is evident from the entire writing that the author has enough credibility to establish a
    rational in his points. The author sincerely discussed the issue from different perspectives so that
    it doesnt seem controversial or biased.
    Also the writing is quite interesting as it offers the readers a different viewpoint to think
    about a topic which they had never considered to be so important. If a person starts reading the
    initial parts of the chapter, he/she will be bound to continue till the conclusion as the writer has
    presented different perceptions that act as the food for thought for the readers. He raised several
    questions like Wouldnt life in the wild be worse for these creatures? and Why should we
    treat animals any more ethically than they treat one another? (Pollan , 2007, p.310) genuinely
    made the readers give the topic a serious thought.
    Finally we can state that Pollan has conducted genuine studies for arriving at the
    conclusions and the statements are not merely from his own thoughts. We can find evidence
    when Pollan refers to the practice followed by the Polyface Farm (Pollan , 2007, p.319).
    Conclusion
    Thus we can conclude that animals should also be treated with honor and they should be
    allowed the freedom to enjoy their life while they are alive. As they serve us on a regular basis
    during our lunch and dinner times, its our duty to make their life comfortable so that they can
    get a peaceful death.

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    Reference
    Pollan, M. (2007) The Omnivore's Dilemma: The Search for a Perfect Meal in a Fast-food
    World. London : Bloomsbury Publishing.

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