#meatparadox

Multi generational family eating a meal

Why people still mock vegans—and what it actually says about them,according to #psychology

#Vegan #Ethics #Food #Health #AnimalWelfare #AnimalCruelty #AnimalRights #ClimateChange #MeatParadox #VeganLiving #GoVegan #Empathy #USpoli #Plantbased #EU #UK #Cdnpoli #Auspol

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Most people enjoy meat—but rarely think about the animals behind it.

So what happens when they do make that connection?

🐖 If you're curious, check out our new study:
"‘Meating’ the animal and moral emotions"
🔎 doi.org/10.1016/j.ap...

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#MoralPsychology #MeatParadox #AnimalCruelty

The #meatparadox is central to an amazing book edited by Dhont and Hodson, combining insights from the world’s leading academics with those of animal advocates to explain "why we love and exploit animals", aiming to improve human-animal intergroup relations. 11/16

UK failing animals with just one welfare inspector for every 878 farms – report Only 2.5% of more than 300,000 farms were inspected at least once in 2022 and 2023, researchers find

More evidence to support my (largely unpopular) view that you can't be an animal lover and a carnivore #meatparadox

"When inspections did take place, 22% of farms were found not to meet animal welfare law standards"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

#MeatParadox: The inconsistency btwn our belief that we shouldn’t torture animals but having a cruel #meat industry is called #cognitivedissonance, holding two ideas at the same time and pretend both have no connection: www.iflscience.com/the-meat-par... #animalwelfare #ethics #psychology