Justice, negative GHIs, and the consumption of farmed animal products

The New EU Directive on the Use of Animals for Research and the Value of Moral Consistency

“…Many hazards that are produced by the farm animal sector affect not only those who consume animal products, but others as well. Pandemic flu is just one example of an assortment of diseases that are likely to emerge and spread when animals are kept in intensive farms that provide rich havens for the development of new pathogens (Deckers 2011b), and many diets that include animal products contribute more to the negative GHIs posed by climate change and myriad other environmental dangers, for example, contamination of waterways and air pollution (Deckers 2010b;2011c). Many of these diets also increase the likelihood of some people suffering from hunger, including those who are unable to buy food due to high food prices and those who are denied access to land and other resources that are required to produce food.…”