Well the short answer is yes, but let me explain first...
To justify eating meat you have to deny animals the right to life and in order not to be a hypocrite, or not to be logically/morally inconsistent, you also have to deny those rights to yourself. You may be confused or disagree "Well they're only animals", but ask your self if your consciousnesses was going to be transferred into the body of a cow, would you want to be treated the way that they are treated by the animal agriculture industries? If you responded by saying "No", then question why wouldn't you not want to be treated badly if you were only a cow? Aren't they only animals? See the justification that "They're are only animals" or any other justification is not valid, because you wouldn't accept it if they were used to deny the right of life to yourself.
For example if you try to justify animal slaughter by using the justification "animals are less intelligent than humans". Would you accept to be slaughtered if you were disabled or had the same intelligence as a cow? If not, then it is logically inconsistent to use that justification for any other living being. This applies for all justifications, if you wouldn't accept a justification if used to deny yourself those rights then you cant use that same justification to deny any other sentient being those rights either. So every justification that you have used to excuse killing and eating animals, ask yourself if that justification was used to murder yourself, would you accept it?
If the answer is no for every justification and you still consume animal products, then you are no longer morally/logically consistent and the act of consuming animal products goes against and does not reflect you true moral beliefs. In conclusion, if you want to justify eating meat then you have to accept if someone else wanted to slaughter you and eat your flesh for that same justification, plus you would also have to accept all form of exploitation.
This is the reason why you will never find a vegan murderer, rapist or pedophile because veganism is not just a diet it is a philosophy built upon the foundation of treating others the way you would want to be treated. If everyone lived by this belief the world would be a much more peaceful place. So I urge you to look into veganism, and consider choosing a more healthy and ethical lifestyle if you desire more positive global change.
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