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Meat / Animal Product Consumption

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Diffusion Communications in Animal Advocacy
In this paper, scholar Alexandria Graff makes a case for applying Everett Rogers' theory of the "diffusion of innovations" to animal advocacy. Taking veganism / animal rights as an "innovation," Graff maps Rogers' theory in relation to animal advocacy and offers a multitude of new ways for advocates to see their work. Though diffusion theory has often been a way of thinking about technological innovations - for example, we use diffusion theory when we are thinking of "early adopters" of new technologies or apps - it is very much applicable to the diffusion of social movements and their related ideas. READ MORE

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Why Do Right-Wing Adherents Engage in More Animal Exploitation and Meat Consumption?
Even though a number of studies have established a link between right-wing ideology and meat-eating, there is a dearth of literature addressing why those with right-wing beliefs are more likely to consume animals. Recognizing the gap, this study of Dutch and Belgian adults begins to address the question of why, and finds that people with right-wing beliefs tend to staunchly oppose any movement that threatens traditions, or perceived human superiority. Though it is only an initial foray into right-wing psychology and its tendency towards animal exploitation, the authors establish a strong link between the two and encourage further inquiry. READ MORE

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It IS about Chicken: Chick-fil-A, Posthumanist Intersectionality, and Gastro-Aesthetic Pedagogy
In this article, Bradley D. Rowe discusses the controversy over comments by Dan Cathy, the founder of Chick-fil-A (a fast food company based in the U.S.), who in 2012 made public statements supporting "traditional" marriage. Rowe uses the debate as a springboard into a discussion of intersectionality, posthumanism, and gastro-aesthetics, weaving together multiple threads of thought to imagine a way that the incident could have been approached from a non-speciesist intersectional perspective. Rowe hopes that his analysis will encourage reflection on the numerous "hierarchies of domination" that make up an issue like the Chick-fil-A controversy, and allow for multiple layers of interrogation, with the aim to "demonstrate that the plight of nonhumans is not a second-rate subdivision of critical theory or social activism." READ MORE

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Estimates of Illegal and Unreported Fish in Seafood Imports to the USA
This study looks at the prevalence and impact of illegal and unreported (IU) fishing on the U.S. market, specifically, "a new effort to study and quantify the dimensions of the problem from the perspective of the United States as a major seafood market." Researchers looked at a wide range of sources to estimate the percentages of IU fish that enter the U.S. market, and also provide a breakdown as to how the IU fishing of different species fits into the overall picture. What results is a situation that demands attention from both policy-makers and consumers to rectify. READ MORE

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Animal Welfare and Society Concerns Finding the Missing Link
In this recent paper, controversial agricultural scientist Temple Grandin makes a case for farmers to become more pro-active in opening up their operations to outside observers, especially affluent consumers in their 20's who are connected to social media like no generation before. Grandin's position is that consumers do not like to be surprised, and that every new undercover investigation that is released by animal rights activists erodes consumer confidence in the agricultural system. She enumerates numerous animal welfare problems that exist on factory farms, and how those problems can be addressed transparently by the industry. READ MORE

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Profiling Consumers Who Are Ready to Adopt Insects as a Meat Substitute in a Western Society
This study from Belgium examines the likelihood of Western consumers to eat insects as a "meat substitute," as well as the barriers that might prevent them from doing so. Respondents were asked a series of questions related to both regular meat consumption and insect consumption, and gave their opinions on whether they would eat bugs for reasons of nutrition and sustainability, or not at all. The results of the study show that while traditional meat eaters aren't very likely to start eating mealworms as part of their diet, there is a more "adventurous" demographic that would put bugs on the table. READ MORE

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Towards a ‘Good Life’ for Farm Animals: Development of a Resource Tier Framework to Achieve Positive Welfare for Laying Hens
This paper by a group of researchers in the U.K., looks at ways of going beyond a basic definition of animal welfare towards providing animals, specifically laying hens, with a "good life." Using the U.K.'s Farm Animal Welfare Committee's "Five Freedoms," which focused on negative aspects of welfare (such as freedom from pain, and so on), the paper seeks to build a regulatory framework that focuses on positive welfare, and opportunities rather than freedoms. Through a literature review as well as consultations with chicken welfare experts, they arrive at a potential system of grading (Welfare +, ++, and +++). Visits and evaluations at farms around the U.K. offers some initial findings that could help such a system be implemented. READ MORE
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