Education and abolition
Carlo Alvaro in Raw Veganism, 2020
People consume meat because the meat has been disassociated with those negative aesthetic values, violence, suffering, blood, confinement, and so on. Why, then, do people consume meat? There are many reasons to me mentioned. An obvious reason is that animal products are everywhere. Especially affluent societies in the world overemphasize meat and animal products. This is because corporations are trying to shove animal products down the throats of the public, for reasons that have nothing to do with health or morality. I believe that production is prior to consumption. It is not the consumers who create demand for products; rather, it is those who own the production system that make decisions for the public—the music they should listen to, how to dress, what to buy, and the food they should eat. The point here is that there is no inherent or natural reason that people should want to eat animal products. Eating animal products is like smoking cigarettes or using gasoline as a combustible—they produce them, we consume. In other words, animal products are just part of a long list of things that people consume because the market gives no serious options but to consume those products. The meat industry, magazines, doctors, TV shows, the health industry all sing in unison the song of meat—meat is good for you, buy it and eat it. Consequently, information and education alongside more options in the way of plant-based foods will likely facilitate the legal ban of animal products.
Water and foodborne contamination *
Jamie Bartram, Rachel Baum, Peter A. Coclanis, David M. Gute, David Kay, Stéphanie McFadyen, Katherine Pond, William Robertson, Michael J. Rouse in Routledge Handbook of Water and Health, 2015
When contaminated waters and/or crops are used as feed for livestock, meat and other animal products may also be contaminated pre-harvest. Pathogens commonly found in meat include Campylobacterspp., Clostridium botulinum, Salmonella spp., Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria monocytogenes, and pathogenic E. coli.Raw milk is also a reservoir for pathogens warranting pasteurization prior to consumption when possible, notably: Brucella melitensis, Campylobacter spp., Coxiella burnetii, hepatitis E, Salmonellaspp., S. aureus, Cryptosporidiumspp., and T. gondii. One example of the role of water in animal production contamination occurred in Finland in 1998, when Campylobacter jejuni-contaminated lake water was shown as the cause of infection in dairy cattle (Hänninen et al., 1998).
Common Medicines from Herbs, Minerals and Animal Sources
Mehwish Iqbal in Complementary and Alternative Medicinal Approaches for Enhancing Immunity, 2023
Animals have been consumed as a source of medicine by humans for thousands of years. These primaeval practices were reported in the historical literature of the Mediterranean region like De Materia Medica of Dioscorides and carry on to be reported even in ethnobiological studies in the current era. Animals and their products have accounted for a considerable segment of the pharmacopoeia of the Mediterranean region. Simultaneously identified today as zoomedicinal remedies, a number of these ancient treatment approaches have existed in traditional medicinal practices of the current era and even get combined into pharmaceutical practices of modern times. The Ebers papyrus (an ancient Egyptian text) includes therapeutic discussions of animals and their products such as the glands of musk deer, the blood of lizards, the sperm of whales and honey among others (Bryan, 1974; Lev, 2006; Nunn, 1996). Animals have visibly played a key role in the therapeutic pharmacopoeia of humans for at least millennia. Nowadays, animal-based drugs keep playing a significant role in various traditional systems of medicine globally, as well as in recent pharmaceuticals. A few examples include ω-3 supplements of polyunsaturated fatty acids prepared by recognised fish oils (Costa-Neto, 2005) and ACE inhibitors from viper snake venom (Bisset, 1991). Some of the animal products that are commonly used as medicines are discussed in the following sections.
The Association between the Preservative Agents in Foods and the Risk of Breast Cancer
Published in Nutrition and Cancer, 2019
Fardin Javanmardi, Jamal Rahmani, Fatemeh Ghiasi, Hadi Hashemi Gahruie, Amin Mousavi Khaneghah
Furthermore, the lethal dose for nitrite in adults was estimated to be between 2–9 g/day and 33–250 mg/kg body weight of NaNO2, whereas the lethal dose for nitrates was estimated as 20 g per day, or 330 mg/kg body weight nitrates (69). Animal products, particularly processed meats, are the main responsible sources for dietary intake of nitrate and nitrite, as well as amines and amides which are the precursors necessary for endogenous nitrosation (70). Therefore, the consumption of animal-based products leads to greater endogenous exposure to NOCs than plant-based products. A mixture of nitrite and sorbate was proposed for meat preservation by American agriculture ministry in 1978, but only a year later unfavorable properties of products that preserved by this mixture banned the use of this protocol (71,72).
Monkeypox re-emergence in Africa: a call to expand the concept and practice of One Health
Published in Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, 2019
Mary G. Reynolds, Jeffry B. Doty, Andrea M. McCollum, Victoria A. Olson, Yoshinori Nakazawa
But, in the absence of other secure sources of protein, the impact of such messaging efforts may ultimately be limited. This highlights an important role for the agricultural sector in zoonotic disease prevention efforts, including for diseases such as MPX that are derived from wildlife. Food security remains a pressing concern in many rural communities in Africa. By reducing reliance on wildlife as a food source, human contact with potentially infected animals could be decreased thereby diminishing risks for many zoonotic diseases. Active promotion of local husbandry efforts to raise food animals is one way this could be accomplished. It must be noted, however, that changing people’s behaviors and food preferences have often proven to be challenging [66]. Consumption of ‘bush meat’ among urbanized populations, for example, is often driven by cultural preference rather than need. The use of animal products in traditional medicine may also be a contributing factor, increasing the extent of individuals at potential risk for infection. Such practices can lead to atypical outbreaks of MPX, such as those observed in more urban settings [67].
Ethical considerations in the use of biopolymer sutures
Published in Journal of Dermatological Treatment, 2019
Patrick S. Phelan, M. Laurin Council
Awareness of the ethically sensitive aspects of interventions and available alternatives is essential to support patient autonomy through informed consent. Whereas physicians may be at risk for insufficient familiarity with bio-based product constituents to adequately inform patients (1), such deficits represent potential hazards to the physician-patient relationship. The proactive surgeon should, in the process of procedural consent, inquire about objections to the use of animal-derived products in general and those of specific animal origin. There is no difference, in principle, between the use of larger bio-based products such as structural mesh or whole-tissue grafts and sutures of much smaller size. Although biopolymer sutures may be overlooked due to their ubiquity, inconspicuous station, or perceived insignificance, they merit equal consideration in ensuring ethical informed consent.
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