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Response article on `Animals place`

Response on the article Animals place

In the article , Songer is the author of the ook Animal Liberation that Pollan is reading in the restaurant . According to what Pollan has read , Singer is in the position of giving the animals the liberation that they deserve as one of God 's creations . In his work , Singer stated that animals like humans should be treated with respect and with consideration . He also pointed out that the equality among all living things should be exercised . For Singer , equality is not an assertion of fact but

more of a moral idea (Pollan 1 . Not because animals cannot think does not mean that they do not deserve to be treated fairly by humans . By having chimpanzees and slaves as examples , Singer is able to explain the meaning of equality by means of giving a fair treatment and consideration to all despite the characteristics that they have . In the end , Singer encourages people to refrain from eating meat of animals because for him , slaughtering animals is against the law

On the other hand , Pollan has a different view about the animal rights issue . After reading the Book of Singer and weighing it against his beliefs and the things that he knew , Pollan came to a conclusion that the issue is not about animal liberation but animal welfare . According to Pollan , it is human 's decision on how they wanted to eat meat but as much as possible , people should limit it to a certain amount . The...

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