Executive summary: Organically farmed animals may already be living net-positive lives compared to wild animals, which could have significant implications for animal welfare advocacy and ethical consumer choices.
Improvements include free-range access, lower stocking densities, prohibition of mutilations, and better living conditions.
If organic farm animals have net-positive lives, it may be ethically justifiable or even obligatory to consume organic animal products.
Promoting organic diets could be an easier advocacy approach than promoting veganism.
Open questions remain about rigorously assessing animal quality of life and the global implications of promoting organic farming.
Uncertainty exists about whether promoting organic diets would increase or decrease consumption of conventional animal products.
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Executive summary: Organically farmed animals may already be living net-positive lives compared to wild animals, which could have significant implications for animal welfare advocacy and ethical consumer choices.
Key points:
Organic farming practices (e.g. Naturland certification) significantly improve animal welfare compared to conventional farming.
Improvements include free-range access, lower stocking densities, prohibition of mutilations, and better living conditions.
If organic farm animals have net-positive lives, it may be ethically justifiable or even obligatory to consume organic animal products.
Promoting organic diets could be an easier advocacy approach than promoting veganism.
Open questions remain about rigorously assessing animal quality of life and the global implications of promoting organic farming.
Uncertainty exists about whether promoting organic diets would increase or decrease consumption of conventional animal products.
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