A Chicken Without Guilt

Occasionally, I like to read news articles that actually have some positive news, and this one seemed pretty great. Basically, it's about new advancements in "fake" meat that will hopefully replace real meat in the future. Now, the whole idea of eating "fake" meat kind of freaks me out, but when people say "fake" I automatically think of over-processed and very unhealthy foods. The article, however, assures me that this meat is healthier than real meat. If that's true, then I share all of the author's hopes that artificial, plant-based meats will replace real meat or at least significantly reduce the amount of real meat consumed.
I've always been disgusted by the way that animals are treated by major meat industries. I think most people have, at some point in their lives, seen some of those horrible videos or read the terrifying stories about it. However, the idea of being a vegetarian never really appealed to me, since I don't think the number of vegetarians will ever be enough to cause a change in the way animals are treated. I was more willing to go for the meat raised by companies who treated their animals well, but the higher cost of such products made it seem unlikely that they would ever gain enough popularity. However, this solution seems perfect. Nobody has to sacrifice anything- the meat, supposedly, will cost less, taste the same, and be healthier for you. If this is all true, then I really hope that restaurants and other companies start using these fake meats instead of real meat. It will solve a problem that has always bothered me, but I never saw a real solution to. And for those animal-rights vegetarians out there- perhaps you would help your cause more if you ate fake meat and spread the word to your acquaintances. 
The article was full of pathos and logos. Even ethos was included, since the author mentioned that she "does this for a living." Mostly, her arguments were very convincing (although I found it a little funny when she said "I don’t believe chickens have souls..."). She used statistics to show that meat consumption is very high, animals are treated poorly, and current protests are having little effect. She frequently reminded readers that was no downside whatsoever, and no argument against eating the new, fake meat. And, of course, she appealed to everyone's humanity when she described the suffering of animals in factories. Overall, I thought it was a great article, and I sincerely hope that it works out as easily and well as she suggests.


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