Just out of interest, do you believe that animal welfare wins are moving us AWAY from abolition? I agree with you that it’s possible but I haven’t ever seen any evidence that there is this effect. It also seems very possible to have incremental improvements and then eventually abolition, as people become more empathetic and aware.
I did suspect that animal welfare wins were moving us away from abolition by easing people’s guilt about consuming animal products (guilt that might otherwise have pushed them to give them up entirely). But more recently, I have done some more research on this and I think my instinct was probably wrong. It doesn’t seem to play out that way as far as we can tell, and people who support welfare reforms tend to be more amenable to ultimately giving up animal products. So I suspect your position might be right!
Just out of interest, do you believe that animal welfare wins are moving us AWAY from abolition? I agree with you that it’s possible but I haven’t ever seen any evidence that there is this effect. It also seems very possible to have incremental improvements and then eventually abolition, as people become more empathetic and aware.
I did suspect that animal welfare wins were moving us away from abolition by easing people’s guilt about consuming animal products (guilt that might otherwise have pushed them to give them up entirely). But more recently, I have done some more research on this and I think my instinct was probably wrong. It doesn’t seem to play out that way as far as we can tell, and people who support welfare reforms tend to be more amenable to ultimately giving up animal products. So I suspect your position might be right!