Why do we eat some animals and not others? That is the topic of this conversation with Melanie Joy, Ph.D. She is the author or Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows: An Introduction to Carnism.
Why do we eat some animals and not others? That is the topic of this conversation with Melanie Joy, Ph.D. She is the author or Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows: An Introduction to Carnism.
Carnism is the invisible belief system, or ideology, that conditions people to eat certain animals. Carnism is essentially the opposite of vegetarianism or veganism; âcarnâ means âfleshâ or âof the fleshâ and âismâ denotes a belief system. Most people view eating animals as a given, rather than a choice; in meat-eating cultures around the world people typically donât think about why they find the meat of some animals disgusting and the meat of other animals appetizing, or why they eat any animals at all.