Psychologist Melanie Joy defines “carnism” -an ideology that sees some animals as appropriate to slaughter for food- and argues that this practice goes against many of our core human values.This talk was filmed at TEDxMünchen. All TEDx events are organized independently by volunteers in the spirit of TED's mission of ideas worth spreading. To learn more about TEDxSHORTS, the TEDx program, or give feedback on this episode, please visit http://go.ted.com/tedxshorts.

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