Dietary change

However, other members of the community have argued that reducing or eliminating animal products has monetary, attentional, and productivity costs, and that, after accounting for these costs, dietary change may not be a cost-effective intervention for those concerned aboutimproving animal welfare.^[5]

Vinding, Magnus (2020) Underappreciated consequentialist reasons to avoid consuming animal products, Magnus Vinding’s Blog, October 3.

Vinding, Magnus (2020) Underappreciated consequentialist reasons to avoid consuming animal products.

Vinding, Magnus (2020) Underappreciated consequentialist reasons to avoid consuming animal products.

Wildeford, Peter (2013) Why eat less meat? (archived), Everyday UtilitarianAI Alignment Forum, June 6.July 23.
A clear articulation of the case for eating fewer animal products.

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   Wildeford, Peter (2013) Why eat less meat?, Everyday UtilitarianAI Alignment Forum, June 6.July 23.

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   Tomasik, Brian (2006) Does vegetarianism make a difference?, Essays on Reducing Suffering.

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   Galef, Julia (2011) Want to kill fewer animals? Give up eggs, Scientific American Guest Blog, August 11.

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   Tomasik, Brian (2007) How much direct suffering is caused by various animal foods?, Essays on Reducing Suffering.

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   Lewis, Gregory (2015) Don’t sweat diet?, Effective Altruism Forum, October 22.

Wildeford, Peter (2013) Why eat less meat? (archived), Everyday Utilitarian, June 6.
A clear articulation of the case for eating fewer animal products.

animal product alternatives | animal welfare | cultivated meat | farmed animal welfare | marginal charity

Dietary change is seen as a way to reduce animal suffering, especially in factory farms, by reducing one’s consumption of animal products.products or avoiding such products altogether.^[1]

Mathur, Maya B. et al. (2021) Interventions to reduce meat consumption by appealing to animal welfare: Meta-analysis and evidence-based recommendations, Appetite, vol. 164.