article_snippet: One of my favorite approaches is to have the students consider the ethics of eating meat.
article_snippet: Many of the students' arguments are essentially biological -- we are omnivores.
article_snippet: the students' argue further that we are at the top of the food chain and can therefore do whatever we want.
article_snippet: For the students, I often start by asking the students if the students have a pet.
article_snippet: If the students do, I ask the students if I can eat the students pet.
article_snippet: Or better yet, under what circumstances might it be OK to eat their pet?
article_snippet: Often, students come away with a commitment to reduce animal suffering, and to reduce students consumption of meat overall.