Dicska@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agoPeople working in the meat industry: could/can you actually feel the effects of the rise of veganism of the last ~10 years? How (much) did it affect the area you work in?message-squaremessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up1143arrow-down14
arrow-up1139arrow-down1message-squarePeople working in the meat industry: could/can you actually feel the effects of the rise of veganism of the last ~10 years? How (much) did it affect the area you work in?Dicska@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square52fedilink
minus-squareGhostalmedia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 year agoThere might be a number of factors, but most notably, beef prices started to rise and people switched to other meats, also 2003, 05 and 06 marked the first 3 documented outbreaks of mad cow disease in the US.
minus-squareDudeDudenson@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoTurns out the easiest way to get people to not eat meat is to just raise the prices
minus-squareGhostalmedia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoThe deadly brain eating disease was also a good turn off when it became new to North America.
There might be a number of factors, but most notably, beef prices started to rise and people switched to other meats, also 2003, 05 and 06 marked the first 3 documented outbreaks of mad cow disease in the US.
Turns out the easiest way to get people to not eat meat is to just raise the prices
The deadly brain eating disease was also a good turn off when it became new to North America.