Quick comment. With respect to your first point, this has always struck me as one of the better points as to why non ethical arguments should primarily avoided when it comes to making the case for veganism. However, after reading Tobias Leenaert’s ‘How to Create a Vegan World: A Pragmatic Approach’, I’ve become a bit more agnostic on this notion. He notes a few studies from The Humane League that show that red-meat reducers/avoiders tend to eat less chicken than your standard omnivore. He also referenced a few studies from Nick Cooney’s book, Veganomics, which covers some of this on p. 107-111. Combined with the overall impact non-ethical vegans could have on supply/demand for other vegan products (and their improvement in quality), I’ve been a bit less worried about this reason.
I think your other reasons are all extremely important and underrated, though, so still lean overall that the ethical argument should be relied on when possible :)
Quick comment. With respect to your first point, this has always struck me as one of the better points as to why non ethical arguments should primarily avoided when it comes to making the case for veganism. However, after reading Tobias Leenaert’s ‘How to Create a Vegan World: A Pragmatic Approach’, I’ve become a bit more agnostic on this notion. He notes a few studies from The Humane League that show that red-meat reducers/avoiders tend to eat less chicken than your standard omnivore. He also referenced a few studies from Nick Cooney’s book, Veganomics, which covers some of this on p. 107-111. Combined with the overall impact non-ethical vegans could have on supply/demand for other vegan products (and their improvement in quality), I’ve been a bit less worried about this reason.
I think your other reasons are all extremely important and underrated, though, so still lean overall that the ethical argument should be relied on when possible :)
Wow, that’s promising news! Thanks for sharing.