Zoe Weil, president of the Institute for Humane Education <http://www.humaneeducation.org/> explains
why she wasn't particularly thrilled upon watching the 4-minute TED
talk, "Why I'm a Weekday Vegetarian" by Treehugger.org founder Graham
Hill.
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/graham_hill_weekday_vegetarian.html
Hill explains in this short talk why, in spite of having full
knowledge of the devastating effects of animal agriculture on the
environment, our health and farmed animals, he decided to stick to a
plant-based only on weekdays.
Weil clearly and concisely raises the ethical dilemmas associated
with this decision and wishes Hill set better ethical standards for
himself and the rest of the people who look up to him. Please visit The
Ethical Dilemma Inherent in the Weekday Vegetarian Plan:
http://www.care2.com/causes/the-ethical-dilemma-inherent-in-the-weekday-vegetarian-plan.html#ixzz1cbYrGWNs
I think Mr. Hill shows weakness of character and dubious ethics in
trying to rationalize his eating of God’s farmed animals “only” on
weekends in spite of having the knowledge of the devastation that
agribusiness causes in God’s Creation. It’s sad that a person who many
people admire for his environmentalist work chooses to let his taste
buds trump his ethics.
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