Posted: Jul 12, 2016 4:08 pm
laklak wrote:
What about pest animals or invasive species, like feral hogs? They're a huge problem, particularly in the Southern states. There are no hunting seasons, limits, or gun/ammo regulations, if you can kill one you're encouraged to do so. Same is true of lionfish, they're decimating the native fish populations. Is it morally defensible to kill them? If you kill them, is it morally defensible to eat them? Apparently lionfish is quite tasty, and we all know how delicious pig meat is. Well, most of us do.
Doesn't fall under -
AlexanderVegan wrote:'Carnism'is a term coined by Dr. Melanie Joy, psychologist, to describe the common patterns of justification for using animals to suit human demands and needs, in particular for the consumption of animal products.
As you are killing one species, which humans brought in in the first place, to save an ecological system.
The second question is harder to answer; as the intent wasn't to eat them and is merely a tasty side-effect, I can't see why not, any more than eating road-kill.