Norcross's main conclusion in this paper is:
A) There are no morally relevant differences between humans and nonhuman animals that would justify the treatment they receive in factory farming.
B) Whether consuming meat is morally wrong is relative to the culture in which one is raised.
C) The distinction between moral patients and moral agents is irrelevant when considering how we should treat nonhuman animals.
D) Nonhuman animals possess enough features of rationality that they are moral agents just like us.

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Norcross argues that the differences often cited to justify the treatment of nonhuman animals in factory farming do not hold up to moral scrutiny, suggesting that these differences are not sufficient to justify the harm caused to animals in such settings.

Norcross's Main Conclusion in This Paper Is