Thanks! It seems like the big question I missed in my list that is in the article is “a full accounting of the externalities associated with animal agriculture” which I agree may be useful.
The article seems to take for granted that thorough research on the cost of production of welfare increasing practices would be good because the public assumes they are very high whereas in some cases they are actually not. I certainly agree that there are many interventions that are quite low cost, but I wonder if some of this research may backfire if the costs for certain interventions are quite high. I guess the animal ag industry already has a very good sense of this, and there is value in making this information public, but I’d be interested in others’ opinions on this.
Thanks! It seems like the big question I missed in my list that is in the article is “a full accounting of the externalities associated with animal agriculture” which I agree may be useful.
The article seems to take for granted that thorough research on the cost of production of welfare increasing practices would be good because the public assumes they are very high whereas in some cases they are actually not. I certainly agree that there are many interventions that are quite low cost, but I wonder if some of this research may backfire if the costs for certain interventions are quite high. I guess the animal ag industry already has a very good sense of this, and there is value in making this information public, but I’d be interested in others’ opinions on this.