Questions tagged [ethics]

For questions about philosophical or moral reasoning relating to veg*n practices. Try to avoid asking questions that invite primarily opinion-based answers

Many people follow veg*n diets and/or lifestyles for ethical reasons.

This tag should be used for questions about ethical reasons for veg*nism, for example, to ask for a clarification of certain aspect of veg*nism from an ethical standpoint.

For a useful discussion on how this site should handle questions about ethics, see this Area 51 post:

Should Ethics be Allowed?

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What do anti-vegetarians mean when they say "Any consumption under capitalism is unethical."?

Quite often, anti-vegans are saying "Any consumption under capitalism is unethical." or some variant thereof. Can somebody explain to me what they mean by that? How can every consumption under capitalism be unethical? Why would, for example, eating…
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What evidence is there that death by CO2 poisoning is painful to slaughtered animals?

Today, most animals in slaughterhouses are killed by CO2 poisoning. That's thanks to the HSA (Humane Slaughter Association) and similar organizations. Critics of HSA, including but not limited to BiteSizeVegan, claim that killing animals via CO2 is…