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The Meatless Thanksgiving Dinner Paradox
No full textAmericans will eat more plant-based Thanksgiving dinners this year. The percentage of Americans who do not eat meat has doubled in the past two decades. Per capita meat consumption in the U.S., though, has not changed in decades and remains among the highest in the world
Why People Care More About Beautiful Animals Than Ugly Ones
No full textSeveral studies indicate that people are more concerned about cute or beautiful animals than ugly animals, no matter the animal\u27s capacity to harm humans or the animal\u27s perceived cognitive capacities
The Global Food System and Sustainability
No full textIn the last few years, several major reports have all called for changes in the world’s food system – usually emphasizing the need to shift to diets that emphasize plant-based nutrition – to ensure a sustainable future for the planet. These reports include:- 2015 WHO report on Biodiversity and Human Health, 2016 report by the Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Food, 2019 Global Biodiversity report, 2019 Climate Change (Chapter 5) report, 2019 Report by the EAT-Lancet Commission, 2021 Chatham House biodiversity report)
Regarding Animals by Arnold Arluke, Clinton R. Sanders, and Leslie Irvine
No full textThe new edition of Regarding Animals is an update of a modern classic on the sociology of human-animal interactions
Social Progress Index
No full textWellBeing News has carried several stories about global happiness (e.g., World Happiness Report), subjective well-being, and happiness research centers. Happiness (and subjective well-being) research is booming, but these are not the only ways to measure global well-being. The Social Progress Imperative is a US-based non-profit that assesses international, national, and local progress using non-financial measures. The organization is best known for the Social Progress Index, which measures societal well-being using three dimensions. These dimensions include – basic human needs (e.g., nutrition, shelter, clean water), foundations of wellbeing (e.g., access to knowledge & information, wellness, environmental quality), and opportunity (e.g., personal rights & choice, inclusiveness, and access to advanced education). In all, the Index includes 53 social and environmental indicators to determine “what life is like for everyday people.” The Social Progress Index (Index) measures outcomes rather than inputs but does not include individual happiness, life satisfaction, or income and investment measures. It is, therefore, a different measure than the happiness/subjective well-being reports described in previous newsletters
Land Use & Food Supply
No full textIntensive animal agriculture provides increasing amounts of milk and meat (and fish) for human consumption. However, it also consumes many planetary resources and contributes to climate change. Given current trends, it seems almost impossible that we would change our eating habits to reach a point where we might both feed 10 billion people while also repurposing farmland for vanishing wildlife populations. However, several organizations have begun to question the ever-growing demand for animal products by pointing to the devastation animal agriculture is wreaking on the earth and examining the financial wisdom of continuing investment in the firms raising and supplying animal products for us to eat
The science of animal sentience and the politics of animal welfare should be kept separate
No full textAlthough linked historically by Rowan et al., the scientific study of animal sentience and political campaigns to improve animal welfare should be kept separate, for at least two reasons. First, the separation makes it clear that standards of evidence acceptable for ethical or political decisions on animal welfare can be lower than those required for a rigorously scientific approach to animal sentience. Second, it helps to avoid confirmatory bias in the form of giving undue weight to results that are in line with pre-conceived ideas and political views
Going Vegan Or Vegetarian: Barriers And Strategies On The Path To Success
No full textThis is the third and final report in our series describing the results of Faunalytics’ longitudinal study of new vegans and vegetarians (veg*ns). It focuses on the critical issue of barriers and supports facing people who start a new veg*n diet, as well as the effectiveness of various strategies
Global Sustainable Development Report 2019 -The Future is Now – Science for Achieving Sustainable Development.
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UN The Future We Want, 2012
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