@Dicska to Ask Lemmy • 9 months 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-square51arrow-up1142arrow-down14
arrow-up1138arrow-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 to Ask Lemmy • 9 months agomessage-square51
minus-squareGhostalmedialinkEnglish13•9 months 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•9 months agoTurns out the easiest way to get people to not eat meat is to just raise the prices
minus-squareGhostalmedialinkEnglish4•9 months agoThe deadly brain eating disease was also a good turn off when it became new to North America.
Any idea what caused the dip from 04 to 09?
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.