March 2023

Empirical Research in Farmed Animal Advocacy 

March 2023


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

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

Animal-free foods

Carvalho, C., Severo, M., Correia, D., Lopes, C., & Torres, D. (2023). Meat or meatless meals at lunch and dinner - exploring the associated factors and transition between meals. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1080/09637486.2023.2190504 


da Fonseca, C., Sá, A. G. A., Ribeiro Gagliardi, T., dos Santos Alves, M. J., & Ayala Valencia, G. (2023). Understanding the packaging colour on consumer perception of plant‐based hamburgers: A preliminary study. Packaging Technology and Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/pts.2725 


Dueñas-Ocampo, S., Eichhorst, W., & Newton, P. (2023). Plant-based and cultivated meat in the United States: A review and research agenda through the lens of socio-technical transitions. Journal of Cleaner Production, 136999. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.136999 


Ewens, E., Young, L., & Mackay, S. (2023). Meat-free Mondays at hospital cafés in Aotearoa. NSNZ 2022, 12. https://doi.org/10.3390/msf2023018012 


Gorman, M., Moss, R., Fisher, C., Knowles, S., Ritchie, C., Schindell, K., & McSweeney, M. B. (2023). Perceptions of plant-based fish among Atlantic Canadians. Journal of Food Science. https://doi.org/10.1111/1750-3841.16546 


Messina, M., Duncan, A. M., Glenn, A. J., & Mariotti, F. (2023). Plant-based meat alternatives can help facilitate and maintain a lower animal to plant protein intake ratio. Advances in Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advnut.2023.03.003 


Rombach, M., Dean, D. L., & Bitsch, V. (2023). “Got milk alternatives?” Understanding key factors determining U.S. consumers’ willingness to pay for plant-based milk alternatives. Foods, 12(6). https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12061277


Tachie, C., Nwachukwu, I. D., & Aryee, A. N. A. (2023). Trends and innovations in the formulation of plant-based foods. Food Production, Processing and Nutrition, 5(1), 16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43014-023-00129-0 


Tulysewski, G., Hendrie, G., Baird, D., & Malek, L. (2023). Evaluating front-of-pack environmental sustainability messaging for meat and meat alternative products. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 82(OCE2). https://doi.org/10.1017/S0029665123001246 


Wassmann, B., Siegrist, M., & Hartmann, C. (2023). The role of heuristics for composing an environmentally friendly meal. Journal of Cleaner Production, 402, 136818. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.136818 

Animal welfare 

Morton, R., Ngai, K., & Whittaker, A. L. (2023). “Commenting” on animal cruelty: A content analysis of social media discourse on animal law enforcement in Australia. Anthrozoös, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/08927936.2023.2187137 


Navas Cifuentes, A. R., Burgos Mayorga, D. K., Campoverde-Santos, P. T., & Estupiñán Vela, A. S. (2023). Beef consumers and their relationship to animal welfare. Journal of Survey in Fisheries Sciences. https://sifisheriessciences.com/journal/index.php/journal/article/view/41/37 


Polanco, A., Wulderk, Z., & Anderson, J. (2023, March 29). Support for farmed animal welfare legislation In ten key U.S. states. Faunalytics. https://faunalytics.org/support-for-farmed-animal-welfare-legislation-in-ten-key-u-s-states/ 

Diet and diet change

Aidoo, R., Romana, C. K., Kwofie, E. M., & Baum, J. I. (2023). An integrated environmental nutrition model for dietary sustainability assessment. Journal of Cleaner Production, 399, 136473. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.136473 


Aschemann-Witzel, J., Mulders, M. D. G. H., Janssen, M., & Perez-Cueto, F. J. A. (2023). Tipping the next customer on the shoulder? A segmentation study and discussion of targeted marketing to further plant-rich dietary transition. SSRN Electronic Journal. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4374413 


Bryant, C., Ross, E., & Flores, C. (2023). Going through changes: A longitudinal study of meat reduction over time in the UK. Food Quality and Preference, 107, 104854. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2023.104854 


Greenwell, J., Grant, M., Young, L., Mackay, S., & Bradbury, K. E. (2023). The prevalence of vegetarians, vegans and other dietary patterns that exclude some animal-sourced foods in a representative sample of New Zealand adults. NSNZ 2022, 11. https://doi.org/10.3390/msf2023018011 


Ioannidou, M., Lesk, V., Stewart-Knox, B., & Francis, K. B. (2023). Moral emotions and justifying beliefs about meat, fish, dairy and egg consumption: A comparative study of dietary groups. Appetite, 106544. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2023.106544 


Kershaw, J. C., Lim, T. J., & Nolden, A. A. (2023). Health- or environmental-focused text messages to increase consumption of a sustainable diet among young adults: Importance of expected taste. Foods, 12(6). https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12061297 


Lohmann, P. M. (2023). Long-lasting impact of information on meat consumption. Nature Food, 4(3), 205–206. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-023-00721-0 


Randers, L., & Thøgersen, J. (2023). From attitude to identity? A field experiment on attitude activation, identity formation, and meat reduction. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 87, 101996. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2023.101996 


Wendler, M., & Halkier, B. (2023). Dietary transition requires work: Exploring the practice-transition processes of young Danish meat reducers. Food, Culture & Society, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1080/15528014.2023.2193501 

Human-animal relations 

Khalid, A., Martens, P., & Khalid, A. (2023). Impact of ethical ideologies on students’ attitude toward animals - A Pakistani perspective. Animals: An Open Access Journal from MDPI, 13(5). https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13050927 

Methods

Strässner, A.-M., & Hartmann, C. (2023). Gradual behaviour change towards meat reduction: Development and validation of a novel decisional balance scale. Appetite, 106537. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2023.106537 


Tsvakirai, C. Z., Nalley, L. L., & Makgopa, T. (2023). Development and validation of a cultured meat neophobia scale: Industry implications for South Africa. Scientific African, 20, e01641. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2023.e01641 

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 consumer behaviour

Meat AND attitudes

Meat AND preferences

Meat AND consumption

Meat AND reduction

Cultured meat

Cultivated meat

Clean meat

In vitro meat

Plant based meat

Plant based diet

Veganism

Vegetarianism

Animal advocacy 

Animal welfare

Speciesism

“Human-animal relations”