PHL 223 Lecture 32Outline of Current Lecture Animal ResearchWhite House StoryCurrent Lecture2 Issues1. Overuse of antibiotics increases antibacterial diseases2. Confined housing leads to the spread of disease (swine and bird flu)- Reason for animal suffering:o “cheap” and tasty food*side note*#1 environmental problem is manure. The reason meat is so cheap is because the meat industries aren’t paying their own bills- Taste comes from factories in NJ.- No longer a natural process. - Vegetarians have 12% less cancer than those who ear red meatWhy does this happen?- You buy meat- Its legal and tax supported- Profitable- Animals cant fight back- Long history of speciesism - Cant do any of this in Europeo Influence of American money in politicso Food industry donates money to political campaigns—way more than animal rights activists ever could. These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.Story from Dr. Rachels:- He goes to the White House with a scholarship program when he was 22- He meets Bush’s Domestic Policy advisor, Roger Porter- He asks him a question and he embarrasses Dr. Rachels by not answering him - When he was going around to different groups asking questions, he stops by Rachels andtalks to him about his days in
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