Empirical Research in Farm Animal Advocacy January 2020

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This list includes all studies we know of published in January 2020 that are both:

• empirical, that is, report new data (or commenting on or synthesizing such research), and
• about advocating for farm animals (rather than, for example, the welfare of farm animals themselves).

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Animal-free foods

• A Consumer Survey on Plant Alternatives to Animal Meat A cross-sectional survey of American's interest in plant-based meat alternatives.

• Four in 10 Americans Have Eaten Plant-Based Meats A cross-sectional survey measuring American's consumption of plant-based meat alternatives.

Diet change

• Nearly One in Four in U.S. Have Cut Back on Eating Meat A cross-sectional survey on American's consumption of meat and motivations for changes.

• Is Vegetarianism/Veganism Growing More Partisan Over Time? A review of data from the FooDs cross-sectional survey from Rethink Priorities.

• What Impact Does Veganuary Have on Actual Animal Lives Saved? A prospective cohort study of Veganuary.

• Educated Choices Program (ECP): An Impact Evaluation of a Classroom Intervention to Reduce Animal Product Consumption A controlled trial of a youth (US high school) classroom education intervention from ECP.

• Strategies to Reduce Meat Consumption: A Systematic Literature Review of Experimental Studies

• Playbook For Guiding Diners Toward Plant-Rich Dishes In Food Service A systematic review with expert elicitation of cost-effectiveness and an "'evidence-inspired' list of interventions" from the World Resources Institute.

Social change

• Abolitionist Outrage: What the Vegan Movement can Learn from Anti-Slavery Abolitionism in the 19th Century A historical case study from Anima International.

• The Activist's Dilemma: Extreme Protest Actions Reduce Popular Support for Social Movements A set of randomized experiments on people's perception of animal advocacy protests, among others.

• Intervention Profile: Ballot Initiatives A review of the history and use of ballot initiatives in the US for social change including for animal welfare from Rethink Priorities.

Methods

• Some Animals are More Equal Than Others: Validation of a New Scale to Measure How Attitudes to Animals Depend on Species and Human Purpose of Use A cross-sectional survey validating a psychological scale measuring people's attitudes toward the use of animals.

Forthcoming

• Impact of Corporate Commitments to Source Cage-Free Eggs on Layer Hen Housing: Preregistration for an Observational Study

• Reducing Meat Consumption by Appealing to Animal Welfare: Protocol For a Meta-analysis and Theoretical Review

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Jo Anderson, Courtney Dillard and Marcus Davis for suggesting research to include this month.