DLT 1  3/03/09 6pm

Next week’s debate is on the rights and wrongs of meat consumption.

The motion is worded in a way that means the first speaker does not necessarily have to come up with a mechanism of banning meat nationally. It is more of a ‘theoretical’ debate. Having said that they are more than welcome to come up with a method of backing up their moral convictions with statutory force!

There are several dimensions to this debate. The first one is, obviously, morality. Is it always wrong to kill animals for food when it is perfectly feasible to maintain a healthy diet that does not kill other living beings or is such a notion unrealistic and problematic for the majority of people to achieve?

Aside from morality there is a number of directions the debate can go (freedom of choice, environment etc.), providing a great week for any novices to have a go at  the challenging 3rd speaker extension speeches.

As always use debatabse to start your research. For the less squeamish among you I recommend watching BBC3′s compelling ‘Kill it, Cook it, Eat it’.