I think of welfare reforms as being excellent complements to work on cultured meat. By raising prices, and drawing attention to the issue of animal welfare, they may increase demand for cultured meat when it becomes available.
This is plausible. Unfortunately the opposite possibility—that people become less concerned about eating animals if their welfare is better—is also quite plausible. I would be interested in seeing some evidence on this matter.
I think of welfare reforms as being excellent complements to work on cultured meat. By raising prices, and drawing attention to the issue of animal welfare, they may increase demand for cultured meat when it becomes available.
This is plausible. Unfortunately the opposite possibility—that people become less concerned about eating animals if their welfare is better—is also quite plausible. I would be interested in seeing some evidence on this matter.
Might be outdated, and the selection of papers is probably skewed in favor of welfare reforms, but here’s a bibliography on this question.
Thanks for that