Peter Singer will give a talk entitled "The Ethics of What We Eat" on November 13th at 4:00 pm in 10 Sparks on Penn State's University Park campus.
Singer is well known for arguing that the interests of non-human animals are ethically relevant. In articles such as "Factory Farming: A Moral Issue" and books such as The Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter, Singer critiques various practices in factory farms, such as keeping animals in small crates for the entirety of their lives and removing chickens' beaks with a heated knife so they do not attack each other in their cramped cages. Singer argues that such practices are unethical because of the severe suffering they cause non-human animals, and he urges those who can to adopt a vegan diet that does not require the consumption of animal products.
The talk, which is hosted by the Penn State Vegetarian Club, is free and open to the public.
Singer is well known for arguing that the interests of non-human animals are ethically relevant. In articles such as "Factory Farming: A Moral Issue" and books such as The Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter, Singer critiques various practices in factory farms, such as keeping animals in small crates for the entirety of their lives and removing chickens' beaks with a heated knife so they do not attack each other in their cramped cages. Singer argues that such practices are unethical because of the severe suffering they cause non-human animals, and he urges those who can to adopt a vegan diet that does not require the consumption of animal products.
The talk, which is hosted by the Penn State Vegetarian Club, is free and open to the public.
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