October 2022

Empirical Research in Farmed Animal Advocacy

October 2022


This list includes all studies we know of published in October that:

  • are empirical (original, meta-analysis, or review of empirical studies),

  • are about advocating for farmed animals (rather than, for example, the welfare of farmed animals themselves) or,

  • provide evidence from basic empirical research that may be of interest to farmed animal advocates.


Please send any suggestions for this list to alina.salmen@animalcharityevaluators.org

Animal-free foods

Broucke, K., Van Pamel, E., Van Coillie, E., Herman, L., & Van Royen, G. (2022). Cultured meat and challenges ahead: A review on nutritional, technofunctional and sensorial properties, safety and legislation. Meat Science, 195, 109006. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2022.109006


Collier, E. S., Harris, K. L., Bendtsen, M., Norman, C., & Niimi, J. (2023). Just a matter of taste? Understanding rationalizations for dairy consumption and their associations with sensory expectations of plant-based milk alternatives. Food Quality and Preference, 104, 104745. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2022.104745


Drolet-Labelle, V., Laurin, D., Bédard, A., Drapeau, V., & Desroches, S. (2022). Beliefs underlying older adults’ intention to consume plant-based protein foods: A qualitative study. Appetite, 180, 106346. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2022.106346


Kim, Y.-J., Kim, T.-K., Cha, J. Y., Kang, M.-C., Park, M. K., Lim, M.-C., Lee, J. H., Kim, B.-G., & Yun-Sang, C. (2022). Consumer Awareness Survey Analysis of Alternative Protein – Cultured meat and edible insect. Food and Life. https://doi.org/10.5851/fl.2022.e11


Sheng, J., Shi, H., & Zhang, J. (2022). The role of environmental-related message on consumer acceptance of novel food production technology: an experimental investigation on artificial meat products. Environmental Science and Pollution Research International. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-23597-2


Takacs, B., Stegemann, J. A., Kalea, A. Z., & Borrion, A. (2022). Comparison of environmental impacts of individual meals - Does it really make a difference to choose plant-based meals instead of meat-based ones? Journal of Cleaner Production, 379, 134782. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.134782


Zhou, M., Guan, B., & Huang, L. (2022). Would You Buy Plant-Based Beef Patties? A Survey on Product Attribute Preference and Willingness to Pay among Consumers in Liaoning Province, China. Nutrients, 14(20). https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14204393

Diet and diet change

Cué Rio, M., Bovenkerk, B., Castella, J.-C., Fischer, D., Fuchs, R., Kanerva, M., Rounsevell, M. D. A., Salliou, N., Verger, E. O., & Röös, E. (2022). The elephant in the room is really a cow: using consumption corridors to define sustainable meat consumption in the European Union. Sustainability Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-022-01235-7


Ginn, J., & Lickel, B. (2022). Getting the message across: flexitarians as messengers for meat reduction. The Journal of Social Psychology, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.2022.2136059


Hendrie, G. A., Rebuli, M. A., James-Martin, G., Baird, D. L., Bogard, J. R., Lawrence, A. S., & Ridoutt, B. (2022). Towards healthier and more sustainable diets in the Australian context: comparison of current diets with the Australian Dietary Guidelines and the EAT-Lancet Planetary Health Diet. BMC Public Health, 22(1), 1939. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14252-z


Nevalainen, E., Niva, M., & Vainio, A. (2022). A transition towards plant-based diets on its way? Consumers’ substitutions of meat in their diets in Finland. Food Quality and Preference, 104754. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2022.104754


Reuber, H., & Muschalla, B. (2022). Dietary identity and embitterment among vegans, vegetarians and omnivores. Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, 10(1), 1038–1055. https://doi.org/10.1080/21642850.2022.2134870


Tan, N. P., Bastian, B. B., & Smillie, L. D. (2022). Evaluating the effectiveness of vegetarian appeals in daily life: Comparing positive and negative imagery, and gauging differential responses. Appetite, 106358. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2022.106358


Vonk, R., & Weiper, M. L. V. (2022). Meat and interpersonal motives: the case of self-enhancement. The Journal of Social Psychology, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.2022.2132369


Wehbe, L. H., Banas, K., & Papies, E. K. (2022). It’s easy to maintain when the changes are small: exploring environmentally motivated dietary changes from a self-control perspective. Collabra: Psychology, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.1525/collabra.38823


Weingarten, N., & Lagerkvist, C.-J. (2023). Can images and textual information lead to meat avoidance? The mediating role of cognitive dissonance. Food Quality and Preference, 104, 104747. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2022.104747


Williams, E., Vardavoulia, A., Lally, P., & Gardner, B. (2022). Experiences of initiating and maintaining a vegan diet among young adults: A qualitative study. Appetite, 106357. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2022.106357

Social change

de Boer, J., & Aiking, H. (2022). Pro-environmental food practices in EU countries strongly suggest mutually reinforcing improvements in gender equality and environmental sustainability. Appetite, 180, 106350. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2022.106350


Siegerink, V., Delnoij, J., & Alpizar, F. (2022). Public preferences for meat tax attributes in the netherlands: A discrete choice experiment. SSRN Electronic Journal. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4246431

Animal welfare

Bruers, S. (2022). The animal welfare cost of meat: evidence from a survey of hypothetical scenarios among Belgian consumers. Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/21606544.2022.2138980


Läpple, D., & Osawe, O. W. (2022). Concern for animals, other farmers, or oneself? Assessing farmers’ support for a policy to improve animal welfare. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajae.12347

Acknowledgements

Thanks to suggestions by the RECAP group, the Fish Advocacy Slack group, the research library of Faunalytics, the FAST list, and suggestions by ACE staff.


Search terms:

Meat AND behavior

Meat AND behaviour

Meat AND consumer behavior

Meat AND attitudes

Meat AND preferences

Meat AND consumption

Meat AND reduction

Cultured meat

Cultivated meat

Clean meat

Plant based meat

Plant based diet

Plant based protein

Plant based meat AND consumer perception

Plant based meat AND consumer acceptance

Consumer acceptance AND cultured meat

Veganism

Vegetarianism

Animal advocacy

Animal welfare

Speciesism

Human-animal relations