690 German survey recipients were given one of four different fictitious "newspaper articles" describing negative effects of meat consumption - either in terms of adverse effects on human health, on climate change, on animal welfare or on personal image. Findings showed that animal welfare and health arguments had the strongest effects at reducing meat consumption in both men and women.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 153 Document Number: D11620
Journal Title Details:
20 : 571-589
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20 pages., Online via UI e-subscription, Findings of a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults identified four clusters of U.S. consumers with unique sets of beliefs and motives regarding consumer environmentalism.The clusters had varying responses to the industry's initiatives to protect the environment.
