Killing animals has been a ubiquitous human behaviour throughout history, yet it is
becoming increasingly controversial and criticised in some parts of contemporary human …

A largescale shift towards plant-based diets is considered a critical requirement for tackling
ethical, environmental, and global health issues associated with animal food production and …

Meat eaters and meat abstainers differ in their beliefs and moral emotions related to meat
consumption alongside gender differences. Few studies have investigated beliefs and moral …

Plant-based diets are quickly gaining popularity for their benefits to animal welfare, the
environment, and public health. Compared to meat-eaters, meat-abstainers such as …

Reminding meat-eaters that animals are being harmed for meat production, elicits
psychological tension about meat consumption. Individuals deal with this tension by either …

Humanity's main societal and epistemic transitions also mirror changes in its approach to the
food system. This particularly holds true for human-animal interactions and the consumption …

Animal lovers who feed meat to other animals are faced with a paradox: perhaps fewer
animals would be harmed if they stopped feeding the ones they love. Animal diets do not …

The number of people reducing their meat consumption due to ethical and environmental
concerns is growing. However, meat reducers sometimes care for omnivorous or …

Dietary groups differ from each other in how much they value health, environmental, and
animal rights motives to reduce or quit meat consumption. In an online survey study, we …

There is a disconnect between dominant conceptions of sustainability and the protection of
animals arising from the anthropocentric orientation of most conceptualisations of …