Eating/using animals is not a "personal choice".
Many people say that choosing to eat/consume animal products, or choosing to abstain from them (veganism) is a personal choice. But what do we really mean by “personal choice”? In this context, it would infer that engaging in animal use (or not) is inconsequential and simply comes down to a matter of personal preference. As in if you enjoy it, you participate, if you do not enjoy it, you don’t. Just like listening to a certain genre of music, or playing a certain sport. “To each their own”. This appears to be a common opinion on the matter and is often used as a reason to dismiss the issue without giving it proper thought. Everything we do in life, every decision we make and every action we take, is of course ultimately personal choice. Nobody else makes our choices or acts for us, we are responsible for everything we do. Accepting this, instead of using the term “personal choice” to refer to all of our choices and actions in life, we generally reserve it for issues where the outcome o...