Shifting to plant-based diets benefits animals directly by reducing demand for animal products. It also delivers substantial environmental co-benefits, creating aligned incentives for broader change.
The environmental co-benefits of plant-based diets create powerful coalition-building opportunities for animal welfare advocates. Climate organisations, conservation groups, and public health advocates share aligned interests. Framing dietary change in terms of both animal welfare and environmental outcomes broadens appeal and reduces the perception that welfare concerns are niche. This multi-benefit framing is supported by the science and can accelerate systemic dietary change.