When asked for the most important reason not to eat meat, nearly half of the vegetarian or pescatarian respondents to a Dutch survey mentioned animal welfare. Roughly 20 percent named climate change and the environment as the number one reason to avoid meat.
Leading reasons for not eating meat in the Netherlands in 2020
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Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (June 9, 2021). Leading reasons for not eating meat in the Netherlands in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290597/reasons-for-not-eating-meat-in-the-netherlands/
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Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (2021). Leading reasons for not eating meat in the Netherlands in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290597/reasons-for-not-eating-meat-in-the-netherlands/
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