What We Eat Is Just A Personal Choice Analysis

I do not agree with the claim “What we eat is just a personal choice” stated by my friend. In this essay, I will focus on the aspect of eating animal meats in our everyday life to demonstrate what eat or consume is not as simple as we think. Besides, supporting fair trade foods and reducing food wastage in the food buying and consumption process will also be discussed. Indeed, there are social and psychological factors affecting our personal choices and what we choose to eat will have subtle and even significant implications to various stakeholders such as the farmers, the food producers, and the environment. To begin with, many people insist saying that “Eating animals is just a personal choice.” It is merely a debate between choosing animal
Some people may think that we have the freedom to choose what to eat without any restrictions. Let us consider from the animal victim’s perspective. In essence, animals are perceived and viewed as objects but not a victim because they are treated as essential sources in our diets. Without eating meats, human beings may suffer from malnutrition and subsequently lead to underweight. Many health-related issues may arise. I believe that animals do have consciousness and emotions same as human beings. When they are being sent to the slaughterhouse, they tend to resist and develop a strong sense of fear to death but unfortunately, they are unable to escape from it, and at the same time human beings often take it for granted that eating meats are essential for them to survive. In many cultures especially the Western society, torturing and eating cats and dogs are universally unacceptable and highly unethical because cats and dogs are usually treated as pets, which needs to be protected. But when it comes to livestock such as pig, chicken, and cow, people think that it is perfectly acceptable to kill them. It seems that human beings have rationalized the perception of eating animal products (i.e., livestock) as part of our