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Introduction

 

Number Introduction Link
1 Steinfeld, H., Gerber, P., Wassenaar, T.D., et al. (2006). Livestock’s Long Shadow: Environmental Issues and Options. PDF
2 UN. (n.d.). Goal 13: Take Urgent Action to Combat Climate Change and Its Impacts. Link
3 Pearce, R. & Huasfather, Z. (2018). Mapped: How Every Part of the World Has Warmed – and Could Continue to Warm. Link
4 NASA Earth Observatory. (2020). Global Temperatures. Link
5 Lindsey, R. & Dahlman, L. (2023). Climate Change: Global Temperature. Link
6 FAO. (n.d.). Key Facts and Findings. Link
7 Climate Nexus. (2016). Animal Agriculture’s Impact on Climate Change. Link
8 UN News. (2006). Rearing Cattle Produces More Greenhouse Gases than Driving Cars, UN Report Warns. Link
9 WWF. (2018). What Are the Biggest Drivers of Tropical Deforestation? Link
10 UNEP. (2021). Our Global Food System Is the Primary Driver of Biodiversity Loss. Link
11 Kubiak, L. (2019). Marine Biodiversity in Dangerous Decline, Finds New Report. Link
12 National Geographic. (2022). Dead Zone. Link
13 Denchak, M. (2023). Water Pollution Definition – Types, Causes, Effects. Link
14 Egger, M. (2022). Where Is Plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch From? Link
15 FAO. (2019). Water Use in Livestock Production Systems and Supply Chains- Guidelines for Assessment: Version 1. PDF
16 Heinke, J., Lannerstad, M., Gerten, D., et al. (2020). Water Use in Global Livestock Production—Opportunities and Constraints for Increasing Water Productivity. Link
17 Ritchie, H. (2017). How Much of the World’s Land Would We Need in Order to Feed the Global Population with the Average Diet of a given Country? Link
18 Human Rights Watch (Organization). (2004). Blood, Sweat, and Fear: Workers’ Rights in U.S. Meat and Poultry Plants. PDF
19 Hayek, M.N. (2022). The Infectious Disease Trap of Animal Agriculture. Link
20 PCRM. (2021). U.S. Meat and Dairy Companies Spend Millions Lobbying Against Climate Legislation. Link
21 The Vegan Society. (n.d.). Definition of Veganism. Link
22 The Vegan Web Designer. (n.d.). The Vegan Calculator. Link
23 Weber, C.L. & Matthews, H.S. (2008). Food-Miles and the Relative Climate Impacts of Food Choices in the United States. Link
24 Ridler, G. (2022). “Record Year” for Investment into Meat Alternatives. Link
25 Coyne, A. (2023). Eyeing Alternatives – Meat Companies with Stakes in Meat-Free and Cell-Based Meat. Link
26 Bottinelli, S. (2022). Celebrities Investing in Plant-Based Food Companies. Link
27 Torrella, K. (2023). Were the Impossible and Beyond Burgers a Fad, or Is Plant-Based Meat Here to Stay? Link
28 Speciality Food. (2023). Plant-Based Growth Continues. Link
29 Minassian, L. (2022). Why the Global Rise in Vegan and Plant-Based Eating Is No Fad (30x Increase in US Vegans + Other Astounding Vegan Stats). Link
30 Ignaszewski, E. & Pierece, B. (2021). Retail Sales Data: Plant-Based Meat, Eggs, Dairy. Link
31 Rabb, M. (2022). Plant-Based Menu Items Spiked Nearly 3,000 Percent Since 2018. Link
32 Ethical Elephant. (2021). 9 Popular Beauty Brands Go 100% Vegan Because of Us! Link
33 NYC Public Schools. (n.d.). Plant-Powered Meals. Link
34 NYC Health + Hospitals. (2023). NYC Health + Hospitals Now Serving Plant-Based Meals as Primary Dinner Option for Inpatients At All of Its 11 Public Hospitals. Link
35 Starostinetskaya, A. (2019). Amsterdam Pledges to Serve Meatless Meals at Government Meetings. Link
36 Vegconomist. (2023). Taiwan Passes Climate Bill Mandating the Promotion of Plant-Based Foods. Link
37 Vegans Baby. (2023). Vegan Dining Month. Link
38 Lingenfelter, J. (2023). A Record Number of People Worldwide Participate in Veganuary 2023. Link
39 Poinski, M. (2022). Consumer Awareness of Food’s Environmental Impact Is Slowly Growing. Link

Chapter 1

 

Number Chapter 1 Link
1 Beard, T. (2021). The Year Earth Changed. Link
2 Lecchini, D., Brooker, R.M., Waqalevu, V., et al. (2021). Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic Restrictions on Coral Reef Fishes at Eco-Tourism Sites in Bora-Bora, French Polynesia. Link
3 Tomlinson, H. (2020). Himalayas Come into View as Empty Roads Let Smog Clear. Link
4 Struck, D. (n.d.). How the “Global Cooling” Story Came to Be. Link
5 Bradford Telegraph and Argus. (2016). 42 PICTURES: Bradford Wakes up to Unseasonal Covering of Late April Snow. Link
6 Phys Org. (2021). Moscow Melts in Historic June Heat Wave. Link
7 Searle, J. (2010). Aussie Flood Zone Bigger than France and Germany Combined. Link
8 Ritchie, E.J. (2018). Exactly How Much Has the Earth Warmed? And Does It Matter? Link
9 UCAR. (2022). Why Earth Is Warming | Center for Science Education. Link
10 Buis, A. (2019). A Degree of Concern: Why Global Temperatures Matter. Link
11 Roberts, D. (2018). This Graphic Explains Why 2 Degrees of Global Warming Will Be Way Worse than 1.5. Link
12 Lieberman, B. (2021). 1.5 or 2 Degrees Celsius of Additional Global Warming: Does It Make a Difference? Link
13 WWF. (2018). Wildlife in a Warming World: The Effects of Climate Change on Biodiversity in WWF’s Priority Places. Link
14 Xu, C., Kohler, T.A., Lenton, T.M., et al. (2020). Future of the Human Climate Niche. Link
15 IPCC. (2018). Infographic: The Difference in Projected Climate Impacts between 1.5°C and 2°C of Warming. Link
16 Healthy Human Life. (2022). Why Are Coral Reefs Important for the Planet? Link
17 Editors of EarthSky. (2015). How Much Do Oceans Add to World’s Oxygen? Link
18 Pester, P. (2021). When Did Scientists First Warn Humanity about Climate Change? Link
19 UNFCCC. (2023). The Paris Agreement: What Is the Paris Agreement? Link
20 World Bank. (2022). Key Highlights: Country Climate and Development Report for Bangladesh. Link
21 WMO. (2022). State of Climate in Africa Highlights Water Stress and Hazards. Link
22 Pettigrew, S. (2020). Spanish Climate Migrants Strongly Correlated with Climate Justice. Link
23 Carbon Brief Staff. (2021). In-Depth Q&A: The IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report on Climate Science. Link
24 Forster, P., Rosen, D., Lamboll, R., et al. (2022). What the Tiny Remaining 1.5C Carbon Budget Means for Climate Policy. Link
25 Foer, J.S. (2019). We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast. Link
26 Ritchie, H., Roser, M., & Rosado, P. (2020). CO₂ and Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Link
27 Berardelli, J. & Niemczyk, K. (2021). The Great Dying: Earth’s Largest-Ever Mass Extinction Is a Warning for Humanity. Link
28 Steinfeld, H., Gerber, P., Wassenaar, T.D., et al. (2006). Livestock’s Long Shadow: Environmental Issues and Options. Link
29 Goodland, R. & Anhang, J. (2009). Livestock and Climate Change. Link
30 Carus, F. (2010). UN Urges Global Move to Meat and Dairy-Free Diet. Link
31 Frischmann, C. (2018). 100 Solutions to Reverse Global Warming. Link
32 Wynes, S. & Nicholas, K.A. (2017). The Climate Mitigation Gap: Education and Government Recommendations Miss the Most Effective Individual Actions. Link
33 Lazard, O. (2022). The Blind Spots of the Green Energy Transition. Link
34 Center for Sustainable Systems. (2022). Carbon Footprint Factsheet. Link
35 Scarborough, P., Appleby, P.N., Mizdrak, A., et al. (2014). Dietary Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Meat-Eaters, Fish-Eaters, Vegetarians and Vegans in the UK. Link
36 Loken, B. & WWF. (2020). Bending the Curve: The Restorative Power of Planet-Based Diets. Link
37 Ritchie, H. (2021). If the World Adopted a Plant-Based Diet We Would Reduce Global Agricultural Land Use from 4 to 1 Billion Hectares. Link
38 Ritchie, H. & Roser, M. (2013). Land Use Link
39 Sigler, J., Videle, J., Perry, C., et al. (2022). Animal-Based Agriculture Vs. Plant-Based Agriculture. A Multi-Product Data Comparison. Link
40 Poore, J. & Nemecek, T. (2018). Land Use per 100 Grams of Protein: Land Use Is Measured in Meters Squared (M2) per 100 Grams of Protein across Various Food Products. Link
41 ARWEC. (2020). Water Facts – Worldwide Water Supply. Link
42 FAO. (2019). Water Use in Livestock Production Systems and Supply Chains- Guidelines for Assessment: Version 1. Link
43 Mekonnen, M.M. & Hoekstra, A.Y. (2012). A Global Assessment of the Water Footprint of Farm Animal Products. Link
44 Water Footprint Network. (2023). Do You Know How Much Water Was Used to Grow Your Food and to Produce Your Clothes and the Things You Buy? Link
45 Ritchie, H. & Roser, M. (2017). Water Use and Stress. Link
46 Chai, B.C., van der Voort, J.R., Grofelnik, K., et al. (2019). Which Diet Has the Least Environmental Impact on Our Planet? A Systematic Review of Vegan, Vegetarian and Omnivorous Diets. Link
47 Poore, J. & Nemecek, T. (2018). Reducing Food’s Environmental Impacts through Producers and Consumers. Link
48 Heinke, J., Lannerstad, M., Gerten, D., et al. (2020). Water Use in Global Livestock Production—Opportunities and Constraints for Increasing Water Productivity. Link
49 UNDESA. (2015). International Decade for Action “Water for Life” 2005-2015. Focus Areas: Water Scarcity. Link
50 WHO. (2022). Drinking-Water. Link
51 Brockway, O. & Brockway, L. (2022). Eating Our Way To Extinction | The Documentary. Link
52 Vstats. (2023). Update: Animal Agriculture Drives 79% of Deforestation in Australia. Link
53 Carrington, D. (2021). Amazon Rainforest Now Emitting More CO2 than It Absorbs. Link
54 Pendrill, F., Persson, U.M., Godar, J., et al. (2019). Deforestation Displaced: Trade in Forest-Risk Commodities and the Prospects for a Global Forest Transition. Link
55 Ritchie, H. & Roser, M. (2021). Forests and Deforestation. Link
56 NOAA. (n.d.). How Much Oxygen Comes from the Ocean? Link
57 NOAA. (2022). Quantifying the Ocean Carbon Sink. Link
58 Communications and Publishing. (2016). What a Drag: The Global Impact of Bottom Trawling | U.S. Geological Survey. Link
59 Hurlimann, S. (2019). How Kelp Naturally Combats Global Climate Change. Link
60 Davies, R.W.D., Cripps, S.J., Nickson, A., et al. (2009). Defining and Estimating Global Marine Fisheries Bycatch. Link
61 Lindwall, C. (2022). Guide: Industrial Agricultural Pollution 101. Link
62 Scott, K. (2022). We Have International Laws to Stop Plastic Pollution from Fishing Vessels Now. Why Are We Not Enforcing Them? Link
63 Lebreton, L., Royer, S.-J., Peytavin, A., et al. (2022). Industrialised Fishing Nations Largely Contribute to Floating Plastic Pollution in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre. Link
64 Climate Science. (2022). Fish Farming: Is Eating Fish Sustainable? Link
65 Martin, J. (2022). Scottish Salmon’s Unsustainable Appetite – Who Benefits? Link
66 CTVC Team. (2021). Turning the Tide on Sustainable Seafood. Link
67 Frantz, D. & Collins, C. (2022). 3 Reasons to Avoid Farmed Salmon. Link
68 Choudhury, A., Lepine, C., & Good, C. (2023). Methane and Hydrogen Sulfide Production from the Anaerobic Digestion of Fish Sludge from Recirculating Aquaculture Systems: Effect of Varying Initial Solid Concentrations. Link
69 Humphreys, A.M., Govaerts, R., Ficinski, S.Z., et al. (2019). Global Dataset Shows Geography and Life Form Predict Modern Plant Extinction and Rediscovery. Link
70 IPBES. (2019). Summary for Policymakers of the Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. Link
71 FAO. (2022). The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2022. Towards Blue Transformation. Link
72 Stanescu, V. (2019). “Cowgate”: Meat Eating and Climate Change Denial. Climate Change Denial and Public Relations. Link
73 Heller, M. (2015). Greenhouse Gas Emission Estimates of U.S. Dietary Choices and Food Loss. Link

Chapter 2

 

Number Chapter 2 Link
1 Anderson, K. & Kuhn, K. (2014). COWSPIRACY: The Sustainability Secret. Link
2 ALDF. (2015). Customary Cruelty in the Farm Industry: When Animal Abuse Is Legal. Link
3 AWI. (2018). Legal Protections for Animals on Farms. Link
4 LCA. (2017). Legalized Cruelty: 10 Shocking Practices Directly from Animal Agriculture Policy. Link
5 Farm Transparency Project. (2015). Pig Truth. Link
6 Brennan, C. (2015). Landscaper Sentenced to Year in Prison for Running over Nine Ducklings. Link
7 RSPCA. (2021). What Happens with Male Chicks in the Egg Industry? Link
8 Farm Transparency Project. (2020). Age of Animals Slaughtered. Link
9 Turner, J., Garcés, L., & Smith, W. (2015). The Welfare of Broiler Chickens in the European Union. Link
10 Charbeneau, D. (2019). The Number of Chickens Who Die Before Reaching the Kill Blade. Link
11 Charbeneau, D. (2019). A Chicken’s Last Day Revealed by Undercover Investigator. Link
12 PETA. (2010). The Pork Industry. Link
13 Anthis, K. & Anthis, J.R. (2019). Global Farmed & Factory Farmed Animals Estimates. Link
14 Anthis, J.R. (2019). US Factory Farming Estimates. Link
15 Kirby, M. (2013). Factory Farming Masks Meat’s True Costs. Link
16 Marinet Limited. (2021). The Scale of Intensive Indoor Livestock Farming in the United Kingdom, and the Impact of Its Related Sewage Disposal Regime upon Water Quality in Rivers. Link
17 Corselo. (2018). Archive: Small and Large Farms in the EU – Statistics from the Farm Structure Survey. Link
18 Klemperer, J. (2018). Why Slaughterhouse “Line Speeds” Matter. Link
19 Warrick, J. (2001). “They Die Piece by Piece.” Link
20 de Haas, Y. (2013). Preventing Tail Biting in Pigs. Link
21 O’Keefe, J. (2022). The Inhumane Psychological Treatment of Factory Farmed Animals. Link
22 Jacobs, B. (2020). The Neural Cruelty of Captivity: Keeping Large Mammals in Zoos and Aquariums Damages Their Brains. Link
23 PETA. (2020). Animal Agriculture Increases the Risk of Pandemics. Link
24 PETA. (2019). What Is Speciesism and How You Can Overcome It. Link
25 World Animal Protection. (2020). Animal Protection Index. Link
26 Constitutional Rights Foundation. (2008). BRIA 24 1 b Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle: Muckraking the Meat-Packing Industry. Link
27 Moss, D.A. (2017). Democracy: A Case Study. Link
28 Human Rights Watch (Organization). (2004). Blood, Sweat, and Fear: Workers’ Rights in U.S. Meat and Poultry Plants. Link
29 PETA Australia. (n.d.). Factory Farming Is a Human Rights Issue, Too. Link
30 McSweeney, E. & Young, H. (2021). ‘The Whole System Is Rotten’: Life inside Europe’s Meat Industry. Link
31 McSweeney, E. & Young, H. (2021). Revealed: Exploitation of Meat Plant Workers Rife across UK and Europe. Link
32 ETUC. (2021). Huge Fall in Labour Inspections Raises Covid Risk. Link
33 ASPCA. (2018). New Investigation Highlights Dangers of High-Speed Slaughter. Link
34 Scott-Reid, J. (2019). Advocates Agree: Increasing Kill Line Speeds Puts Animals and Workers at Risk. Link
35 Richards, E., Signal, T., & Taylor, N. (2013). A Different Cut? Comparing Attitudes toward Animals and Propensity for Aggression within Two Primary Industry Cohorts—Farmers and Meatworkers. Link
36 PETA Australia. (2020). Does Australian Milk Contain Cow Poo? Link
37 ABC News. (2016). WA Milk Contamination Worries Spark Mass Recall. Link
38 Greger, M. (2011). How Much Pus Is There in Milk? Link
39 Consumer Reports. (2014). The High Cost of Cheap Chicken: 97 Percent of the Breasts We Tested Harbored Bacteria That Could Make You Sick. Learn How to Protect Yourself. Link
40 PCRM. (2019). Doctors Sue USDA for Ignoring Concerns Over Fecal Contamination of Chicken. Link
41 Marchese, A. & Hovorka, A. (2022). Zoonoses Transfer, Factory Farms and Unsustainable Human–Animal Relations. Link
42 Belk, A.D., Duarte, T., Quinn, C., et al. (2021). Air versus Water Chilling of Chicken: A Pilot Study of Quality, Shelf-Life, Microbial Ecology, and Economics. Link
43 Loria, K. (2019). Poultry Processing Tech: The Art of Air Chilling. Link
44 Popham, P. (2000). How India’s Sacred Cows Are Beaten, Abused and Poisoned to Make. Link
45 PETA. (2011). Animals in Entertainment: Circuses, SeaWorld, and Beyond. Link
46 Henn, C. (2020). The Shocking Truth About What Happens to ‘Surplus’ Zoo Animals. Link
47 Agence France-Presse. (2014). Danish Zoo That Killed Marius the Giraffe Puts down Four Lions. Link
48 Schipani, S. (2019). The History of the Lab Rat Is Full of Scientific Triumphs and Ethical Quandaries. Link
49 McAndrew, R. & Helms Tillery, S.I. (2016). Laboratory Primates: Their Lives in and after Research. Link
50 Boyd, R. (2014). The Indigenous and Modern Relationship between People and Animals. Link
51 Asia for Educators. (n.d.). Mongols in World History | The Pastoral Nomadic Life. Link
52 Bird, R.B., Tayor, N., Codding, B.F., et al. (2013). Niche Construction and Dreaming Logic: Aboriginal Patch Mosaic Burning and Varanid Lizards (Varanus Gouldii) in Australia. Link
53 Dengler, R. (2019). Ancient Sri Lankans Figured Out How to Sustainably Hunt Monkeys and Squirrels. Link
54 Our World in Data. (2021). Yearly Number of Animals Slaughtered for Meat, World, 1961 to 2021 (FAO). Link

Chapter 3

 

Number Chapter 3 Link
1 Fowler, J.H. & Christakis, N.A. (2008). Dynamic Spread of Happiness in a Large Social Network: Longitudinal Analysis over 20 Years in the Framingham Heart Study. Link
2 Mednick, S.C., Christakis, N.A., & Fowler, J.H. (2010). The Spread of Sleep Loss Influences Drug Use in Adolescent Social Networks. Link
3 Rosenquist, J.N., Fowler, J.H., & Christakis, N.A. (2011). Social Network Determinants of Depression. Link
4 Expert Participants. (1947). Agriculture Act 1947-10 & 11 Geo. 6, Chap, 48. Link
5 European Commission. (2023). The Common Agricultural Policy at a Glance. Link
6 Evans, M. (2017). Do We Eat Too Much Meat? Link
7 Our World in Data. (2021). Yearly Number of Animals Slaughtered for Meat, World, 1961 to 2021 (FAO). Link
8 Joyce, C. (2010). Food For Thought: Meat-Based Diet Made Us Smarter. Link
9 The University of Sydney. (2015). Starchy Carbs, Not a Paleo Diet, Advanced the Human Race. Link
10 University Of Minnesota. (1999). Light My Fire: Cooking As Key To Modern Human Evolution. Link
11 Pennisi, E. (1999). Did Cooked Tubers Spur the Evolution of Big Brains? Link
12 Mariotti, F. & Gardner, C.D. (2019). Dietary Protein and Amino Acids in Vegetarian Diets—A Review. Link
13 Gardner, C., Hartle, J., Garrett, R., et al. (2019). Maximizing the Intersection of Human Health and the Health of the Environment with Regard to the Amount and Type of Protein Produced and Consumed in the United States. Link
14 Piedmont Healthcare. (n.d.). What Is a Complete Protein? Link
15 Rose, M. (2021). Soy-Chosis: The Strange but True Origin of How a Bean Became Demonized by a Nation (and Beyond). Link
16 Setchell, K.D., Brown, N.M., Zhao, X., et al. (2011). Soy Isoflavone Phase II Metabolism Differs between Rodents and Humans: Implications for the Effect on Breast Cancer Risk. Link
17 ASCO Staff. (2021). Can Eating Soy Cause Breast Cancer? Link
18 Patisaul, H.B. & Jefferson, W. (2010). The Pros and Cons of Phytoestrogens. Link
19 Reed, K.E., Camargo, J., Hamilton-Reeves, J., et al. (2021). Neither Soy nor Isoflavone Intake Affects Male Reproductive Hormones: An Expanded and Updated Meta-Analysis of Clinical Studies. Link
20 Willett, W. (2022). Ask a Doctor: Is Animal Protein Easier to Absorb than Plant Protein? Link
21 SCIMEX. (2015). Red Meat Linked to Cancer – WHO Report. Link
22 Cancer Council NSW. (n.d.). Red Meat, Processed Meat and Cancer. Link
23 Song, M., Fung, T.T., Hu, F.B., et al. (2016). Association of Animal and Plant Protein Intake With All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality. Link
24 Huang, J., Liao, L.M., Weinstein, S.J., et al. (2020). Association Between Plant and Animal Protein Intake and Overall and Cause-Specific Mortality. Link
25 McHutchison, T. (2014). Paleo Says No to Grains. But Is It Justified? Link
26 Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. (2019). Are Anti-Nutrients Harmful? Link
27 Curhan, G.C., Willett, W.C., Knight, E.L., et al. (2004). Dietary Factors and the Risk of Incident Kidney Stones in Younger Women: Nurses’ Health Study II. Link
28 Burckhardt, P. (2015). Calcium Revisited, Part III: Effect of Dietary Calcium on BMD and Fracture Risk. Link
29 Feskanich, D., Willett, W.C., Stampfer, M.J., et al. (1997). Milk, Dietary Calcium, and Bone Fractures in Women: A 12-Year Prospective Study. Link
30 Feskanich, D., Bischoff-Ferrari, H.A., Frazier, A.L., et al. (2014). Milk Consumption during Teenage Years and Risk of Hip Fractures in Older Adults. Link
31 Sonneville, K.R., Gordon, C.M., Kocher, M.S., et al. (2012). Vitamin D, Calcium, and Dairy Intakes and Stress Fractures Among Female Adolescents. Link
32 Chan, J.M., Stampfer, M.J., Ma, J., et al. (2001). Dairy Products, Calcium, and Prostate Cancer Risk in the Physicians’ Health Study. Link
33 Kurlansky, M. (2018). Milk!: A 10,000-Year Food Fracas. Link
34 Hamilton, A. (2016). Got Milked?: The Great Dairy Deception and Why You’ll Thrive Without Milk. Link
35 Stukenberg, D., Blayney, D., & Miller, J. (2006). Major Advances in Milk Marketing: Government and Industry Consolidation. Link
36 Rainey, C. (2017). These Cheese Scientists Are Fighting to Save the Dairy Industry. Link
37 O’Connell, J. (1990). 1990 Milk, Calcium and Osteoporosis. Link
38 Media Watch. (2023). Dairy Spin. Link
39 Smith, M., Love, D.C., Rochman, C.M., et al. (2018). Microplastics in Seafood and the Implications for Human Health. Link
40 Barboza, L.G.A., Lopes, C., Oliveira, P., et al. (2020). Microplastics in Wild Fish from North East Atlantic Ocean and Its Potential for Causing Neurotoxic Effects, Lipid Oxidative Damage, and Human Health Risks Associated with Ingestion Exposure. Link
41 Guilford, G. (2015). Here’s Why Your Farmed Salmon Has Color Added to It. Link
42 Brockway, O. & Brockway, L. (2022). Eating Our Way To Extinction | The Documentary. Link
43 Tabrizi, A. (2021). Seaspiracy Facts. Link
44 Rise of The Vegan. (2017). B12: Why It’s Not Just a Vegan Issue. Link
45 Mayo Clinic Staff. (n.d.). Vitamin B-12. Link
46 Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. (2019). Iron. Link
47 Zielinski, L. (2019). Selenium Benefits: Here Are 7 That Are Proven by Science. Link
48 Eske, J. (2019). Brazil Nuts: Health Benefits, Nutrition, and Risks. Link
49 Cleveland Clinic. (2022). Iodine Deficiency: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment & Prevention. Link
50 Saunders, A.V., Craig, W.J., & Baines, S.K. (2013). Zinc and Vegetarian Diets. Link
51 Dickens, R. (2020). Zinc Rich Foods For Vegetarians. Link
52 PNW & D’Andrea, G. (2020). Vegan Zinc Sources, Absorption, and Deficiency | PNW. Link
53 Kaviani, M., Shaw, K., & Chilibeck, P.D. (2020). Benefits of Creatine Supplementation for Vegetarians Compared to Omnivorous Athletes: A Systematic Review. Link
54 Hill, S. (2021). The Proof Is in the Plants: How Science Shows a Plant-Based Diet Could Save Your Life. Link
55 Hill, S. (2023). Fact-Check #4: Paul Saladino on Grains and Legumes. Link
56 Key, T.J., Papier, K., & Tong, T.Y.N. (2022). Plant-Based Diets and Long-Term Health: Findings from the EPIC-Oxford Study. Link
57 Oxford Population Health. (n.d.). EPIC-Oxford. Link
58 Buettner, D. & Skemp, S. (2016). Blue Zones. Link
59 Willett, W., Rockström, J., Loken, B., et al. (2019). Food in the Anthropocene: The EAT–Lancet Commission on Healthy Diets from Sustainable Food Systems. Link
60 EAT. (n.d.). EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet, Health. Link
61 McCormick, B. (2019). What do the Biggest Nutrition Organisations Say About Veganism? Link
62 Clarke, C. (2020). David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet Review – Stark Climate Emergency Warning. Link
63 McNulty, R. (2019). Arnold Schwarzenegger Advocates for Plant-Based Diets in New Documentary. Link
64 PopulationU. (2023). Countries by GDP 2023. Link
65 Shahbandeh, M. (2022). Global Meat Industry – Statistics & Facts. Link
66 Crowley, J., Ball, L., & Hiddink, G.J. (2019). Nutrition in Medical Education: A Systematic Review. Link
67 Factory Farming Awareness & O’Keefe, J. (2022). How the Meat and Dairy Industry Fund Scientific Research. Link
68 Almendral, A. (2023). The Meat Industry Blocked the IPCC’s Attempt to Recommend a Plant-Based Diet. Link
69 USDA ERS. (2023). Dairy: Policy. Link
70 Duhaime-Ross, A. (2016). New US Food Guidelines Show the Power of Lobbying, Not Science. Link
71 Moran, G. (2021). Questions Remain about Big Food’s Influence on the New Dietary Guidelines. Link
72 DeSmog. (n.d.). Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board. Link
73 British Nutrition Foundation. (n.d.). Who We Work With. Link
74 Simon, M. (2015). Is the Dietitians Association of Australia in the Pocket of Big Food? Link
75 Health Canada. (2019). Canada’s Dietary Guidelines. Link
76 Joy, M. (2011). Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows: An Introduction to Carnism. Link
77 Dixon, F. (2022). Are Humans Herbivores or Omnivores? Link
78 Cowell, A. (1992). After 350 Years, Vatican Says Galileo Was Right: It Moves. Link
79 Davis, R. (2015). The Doctor Who Championed Hand-Washing and Briefly Saved Lives. Link
80 Olvera, L. (2020). Marketing Masculinity: The Meat of the Matter. Link
81 Pohlmann, A. (2014). Threatened at the Table: Meat Consumption, Maleness and Men’s Gender Identities. Link
82 Hillier, D. (2022). Meet the ‘Vegan Bros’ Here to Bust the Myth That Real Men Eat Meat. Link
83 Owyoung, P. (2022). Men, Meat, and the Marketing of Manhood. Link
84 Bray, H.J., Zambrano, S.C., Chur-Hansen, A., et al. (2016). Not Appropriate Dinner Table Conversation? Talking to Children about Meat Production. Link
85 Ascione, F.R. (1993). Children Who Are Cruel to Animals: A Review of Research and Implications for Developmental Psychopathology. Link
86 Smithers, R. (2017). Tesco Faces Legal Threat over Marketing Its Food with “Fake Farm” Names. Link
87 Reese, J. (2018). There’s No Such Thing as Humane Meat or Eggs. Stop Kidding Yourself. Link
88 McGreal, C. (2019). How America’s Food Giants Swallowed the Family Farms. Link
89 Peterson Farm Brothers. (n.d.). Are There Still Family Farmers? Or Are Most Farms Factory Farms and Industrial Farms? Link
90 Thomas Foods Feedlot. (2022). Thomas Foods Feedlot. Link
91 TFI. (2023). About TFI. Link
92 Berry, K. (2020). Thomas Foods Expands and Rebrands. Link
93 ACMF. (n.d.). Free Range, RSPCA, Organic – What Are the Differences? Link
94 CHOICE staff. (2021). Are Your Eggs Really Free-Range? Link
95 CHOICE staff. (2019). Meat Reviews, Tests, Information and Buying Guides. Link
96 Purewal, A.K. (2022). New Zealand Farming Production Systems – Pigs. Link
97 Pasture for Life. (n.d.). Pasture for Life – FAQs. Link
98 Sustainable Table. (2023). Let’s Talk Beef. Link
99 Rivera, L. (2017). The Truth Behind the Pork We Eat. Link
100 Winters, E. (2022). This Is Vegan Propaganda: (& Other Lies the Meat Industry Tells You). Link
101 Sanders, B. (2020). Global Animal Slaughter Statistics & Charts: 2020 Update. Link
102 Meat & Livestock Australia. (2021). Grainfed Cattle Make up 50% of Beef Production. Link
103 Australian Pork. (n.d.). Indoor System Farming. Link
104 PETA Australia. (n.d.). The Truth About Chickens Used for Meat in Australia – Issues. Link
105 Cervera, M. (2022). Investigation Reveals UK Has over 1,000 Mega-Farms in Livestock-Intensive Farming Boom. Link
106 Wasley, A. & Kroeker, H. (2018). Revealed: Industrial-Scale Beef Farming Comes to the UK. Link
107 Shelling, M. (2018). Clean Green Beef No Longer on Our Menu? How Feedlots Are Changing the Face of the New Zealand Agri-Food System. Link
108 Mathus, N. (2018). M. Bovis Hits Beef Feedlot. Link
109 Eating Better. (2020). We Need to Talk about Chicken. Link
110 RSPCA. (n.d.). Pig Farming in the UK. Link
111 Safe. (n.d.). Free Range. Link
112 Reddy, J. (2022). Pig Farming in New Zealand: Breeds, How to Start. Link
113 Harvey, F. (2021). Fewer, Bigger, More Intensive: EU Vows to Stem Drastic Loss of Small Farms. Link
114 The Science Agriculture. (n.d.). Livestock Archives. Link
115 Bechtel, W. (2018). Cattle on Feed Numbers: A Look Around the World. Link
116 Animal Clock. (2023). 2023 U.S. Animal Kill Clock. Link
117 Delforce, C. (2018). Dominion. Link
118 Winters, E. & Woods, L. (2017). Land of Hope and Glory. Link
119 Anthis, J.R. (2019). US Factory Farming Estimates. Link
120 Kirby, M. (2013). Factory Farming Masks Meat’s True Costs. Link
121 Corselo. (2018). Archive: Small and Large Farms in the EU – Statistics from the Farm Structure Survey. Link
122 Farm Transparency Project. (2019). Farm Transparency Map: Interactive Map of Australian Factory Farms and Slaughterhouses. Link
123 CounterGlow. (n.d.). CounterGlow Map. Link
124 Poultry Hub Australia. (n.d.). Meat Chicken (Broiler) Industry. Link
125 Voiceless. (n.d.). Ag-Gag Laws in Australia. Link
126 Batheja, A. (2018). The Time Oprah Winfrey Beefed with the Texas Cattle Industry. Link
127 Etymonline. (2019). Meat. Link
128 Clarke, J. (2017). In the Middle Ages, the Upper Class Went Nuts for Almond Milk. Link
129 FRSC. (2019). Misleading Descriptions for Food Options Paper. Link
130 Gleckel, J.A. (2020). Are Consumers Really Confused by Plant-Based Food Labels? An Empirical Study. Link
131 Whipple, T. (2023). Meat Farmers Likened to Big Tobacco for Downplaying Risks to Health. Link
132 Stanescu, V. (2019). “Cowgate”: Meat Eating and Climate Change Denial. Climate Change Denial and Public Relations. Link
133 OpenSecrets. (2023). Sector Profile: Agribusiness. Link
134 Lazarus, O., McDermid, S., & Jacquet, J. (2021). The Climate Responsibilities of Industrial Meat and Dairy Producers. Link
135 CEAP. (2021). Research Brief #5: The Climate Responsibilities of Industrial Meat and Dairy Producers. Link
136 Dunne, D. (2021). Global Meat Industry ‘Using Tobacco Company Tactics’ to Downplay Role in Driving Climate Crisis, Investigation Claims. Link
137 McKie, R.E. (2019). Climate Change Counter Movement Neutralization Techniques: A Typology to Examine the Climate Change Counter Movement. Link
138 Ritchie, H. (2020). You Want to Reduce the Carbon Footprint of Your Food? Focus on What You Eat, Not Whether Your Food Is Local. Link
139 Scarborough, P., Appleby, P.N., Mizdrak, A., et al. (2014). Dietary Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Meat-Eaters, Fish-Eaters, Vegetarians and Vegans in the UK. Link
140 Weber, C.L. & Matthews, H.S. (2008). Food-Miles and the Relative Climate Impacts of Food Choices in the United States. Link
141 Pieper, M., Michalke, A., & Gaugler, T. (2020). Calculation of External Climate Costs for Food Highlights Inadequate Pricing of Animal Products. Link
142 Smith, L.G., Kirk, G.J.D., Jones, P.J., et al. (2019). The Greenhouse Gas Impacts of Converting Food Production in England and Wales to Organic Methods. Link
143 FAO. (2018). The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2018: Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals. Link
144 Myers, R.A. & Worm, B. (2003). Rapid Worldwide Depletion of Predatory Fish Communities. Link
145 MSC. (n.d.). Sustainable Fishing | MSC. Link
146 Willow, F. (2019). Is MSC Certified Fish Really Sustainable? Link
147 Openseas. (2018). Scallop Dredging: Eco-Label the Problems Away. Link
148 McVeigh, K. (2021). Blue Ticked off: The Controversy over the MSC Fish ‘Ecolabel.’ Link
149 Marine Conservation Society. (2023). How Our Good Fish Guide Ratings Work. Link
150 Miller, M. (2020). Farm Babe: USDA’s “Grass Fed” Beef Label may not be What it Seems. Link
151 Ranganathan, J., Waite, R., Searchinger, T., et al. (2020). Regenerative Agriculture: Good for Soil Health, but Limited Potential to Mitigate Climate Change. Link
152 Lewis, T. (2021). ‘Sustainable Isn’t a Thing’: Why Regenerative Agriculture Is Food’s Latest Buzzword. Link
153 Garnett, T. (2017). Why Eating Grass-Fed Beef Isn’t Going to Help Fight Climate Change. Link
154 Garnett, T., Godde, C., Muller, A., et al. (2017). Grazed and Confused?: Ruminating on Cattle, Grazing Systems, Methane, Nitrous Oxide, the Soil Carbon Sequestration Question-and What It All Means for Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Link
155 Smith, P. (2014). Do Grasslands Act as a Perpetual Sink for Carbon? Link
156 Norman, C. & Kreye, M. (2020). How Forests Store Carbon. Link
157 Campbell, L. (2019). Grass-Fed Beef: Is It Really a Sustainable Alternative? Link
158 Hayek, M.N. & Garrett, R.D. (2018). Nationwide Shift to Grass-Fed Beef Requires Larger Cattle Population. Link
159 Hill, S.J. (2021). Can Holistic Grazing Reverse Climate Change? Link
160 Ritchie, H., Rodés-Guirao, L., Mathieu, E., et al. (2023). Population Growth. Link

Chapter 4

 

Number Chapter 4 Link
1 Foer, J.S. (2019). We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast. Link
2 Porter, M. (2022). 7 Scary Ingredients Hiding in Your Halloween Treats – Animal Save Movement. Link
3 The Kind Store. (2023). 15 Non-Vegan Ingredients to Avoid in Your Skincare. Link
4 Güler Tuck, Z. (2021). 20 Surprising Things That Contain Animal Products. Link
5 Petroff, A. (2016). It’s Not Just the U.K. These Countries Also Have Animal Fat in Their Money. Link
6 Meixner, M. (2020). Is Alcohol Vegan? A Complete Guide to Beer, Wine, and Spirits. Link
7 Barnivore. (n.d.). Is Your Booze Vegan? Link
8 Jayathilakan, K., Sultana, K., Radhakrishna, K., et al. (2012). Utilization of Byproducts and Waste Materials from Meat, Poultry and Fish Processing Industries: A Review. Link
9 Henchion, M., McCarthy, M., & O’Callaghan, J. (2016). Transforming Beef By-Products into Valuable Ingredients: Which Spell/Recipe to Use? Link
10 Alao, B.O., Falowo, A.B., Chulayo, A., et al. (2017). The Potential of Animal By-Products in Food Systems: Production, Prospects and Challenges. Link
11 Rogers, K. (2020). Want to Eat Less Meat? Take a Page from These Cultures That Already Do. Link

Chapter 5

 

Number Chapter 5 Link
1 Netherworld. (n.d.). Diner Bites + Buns + Bowls + Desserts. Link
2 Tzeses, J. (2020). Cognitive Dissonance: What It Is & Why It Matters. Link
3 Murphy, L. (2015). How Social Proof Actually Works in Marketing. Link
4 Mcleod, S. (2022). What Is Conformity? Definition, Types, Psychology Research. Link
5 Asch, S.E. (1956). Studies of Independence and Conformity: I. a Minority of One Against a Unanimous Majority. Link
6 Kahneman, D. (2013). Thinking, Fast and Slow. Link
7 Shatz, I. (2016). The Confirmation Bias: Why People See What They Want to See. Link
8 Hassan, A. & Barber, S.J. (2021). The Effects of Repetition Frequency on the Illusory Truth Effect. Link
9 BehavioralEconomics. (2023). Sunk Cost Fallacy. Link
10 Fulkerson, L. (2013). Forks Over Knives. Link
11 Farm Transitions Australia. (n.d.). Farm Transitions Australia. Link
12 RAP. (2022). Home. Link
13 Sutton, J. (2016). What Is Willpower? The Psychology Behind Self-Control. Link
14 Schaffner, A.K. (2020). Living With the Inner Critic: 8 Helpful Worksheets. Link

Chapter 6

 

Number Chapter 6 Link
1 Wright, N. (2018). Jordan Missed 9,000 Times. Link
2 Ivereigh, A. (2016). Mother Teresa and the Media: What the Camera Saw. Link
3 Coelho do Vale, R., Pieters, R., & Zeelenberg, M. (2016). The Benefits of Behaving Badly on Occasion: Successful Regulation by Planned Hedonic Deviations. Link
4 The Vegan Society. (n.d.). Definition of Veganism. Link
5 Impossible Foods. (2018). Setting the Record Straight: How PETA Extremists Are Undermining Their Own Mission. PDF
6 Chiorando, M. (2017). Impossible Foods CEO Speaks Out Over Animal Testing Row: “It Was An Agonizing Decision.” Link
7 Sogari, G., Caputo, V., Joshua Petterson, A., et al. (2023). A Sensory Study on Consumer Valuation for Plant-Based Meat Alternatives: What Is Liked and Disliked the Most? Link
8 Goodful. (2020). Impossible Burger Blind Taste Test. Link
9 Slickdeals. (2021). “BLIND” TASTE TEST: Beyond, Impossible and Beef Burgers! Link
10 Khan, S., Loyola, C., Dettling, J., et al. (2019). Comparative Environmental LCA of the Impossible Burger with Conventional Ground Beef Burger. PDF
11 Impossible Foods. (2017). An Open Letter from Our CEO To Our Community. Link
12 Impossible Foods. (2017). The Agonizing Dilemma Of Animal Testing. Link
13 Herzog, H. (2014). 84% of Vegetarians and Vegans Return to Meat. Why? Link

Chapter 7

 

Number Chapter 7 Link
1 Foer, J.S. (2019). We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast. Link
2 Psihoyos, L. (2019). The Game Changers Documentary. Link
3 Fulkerson, L. (2013). Forks Over Knives. Link
4 Andersen, K. & Kuhn, K. (2017). What the Health. Link
5 Joy, M. (2011). Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows: An Introduction to Carnism. Link
6 Dominion. (2018). Watch Dominion (2018) – Full Documentary. Link
7 Farm Transparency Project. (2014). Farm Transparency Project – Australian Animal Protection Charity. Link
8 Anderson, K. & Kuhn, K. (2014). COWSPIRACY: The Sustainability Secret. Link
9 Tabrizi, A. (2021). Seaspiracy Facts. Link
10 Winters, E. (2022). This Is Vegan Propaganda: (And Other Lies the Meat Industry Tells You). Link
11 Hill, S. (2021). The Proof Is in the Plants: How Science Shows a Plant-Based Diet Could Save Your Life. Link

Chapter 8

 

Number Chapter 8 Link
1 Safe Food Queensland. (2021). Spotlight on Australia’s Red Meat Industry. Link
2 The Meat & Wine Co. (2020). Why Australian Meat Is the World’s Best. Link
3 Rooke, J. (2013). Do Carnivores Need Vitamin B12 Supplements? Link
4 Vigen, T. (2012). Per Capita Consumption of Chicken Correlates with Total US Crude Oil Imports. Link
5 Fallacy Man. (2016). The Hierarchy of Evidence: Is the Study’s Design Robust? Link
6 Akhtar, A. (2015). The Flaws and Human Harms of Animal Experimentation. Link

Chapter 9

 

Number Chapter 9 Link
1 Clear, J. (n.d.). Atomic Habits Summary. Link
2 Veganuary. (2022). Veganuary 2022 Campaign in Review. PDF
3 Willett, W., Rockström, J., Loken, B., et al. (2019). Food in the Anthropocene: The EAT–Lancet Commission on Healthy Diets from Sustainable Food Systems. Link
4 Buettner, D. & Skemp, S. (2016). Blue Zones. Link
5 Ritchie, H. (2022). Dairy vs. Plant-Based Milk: What Are the Environmental Impacts? Link
6 FAO. (2013). Food Wastage Footprint: Impacts on Natural Resources: Summary Report. PDF

Chapter 10

 

Number Chapter 10 Link
1 Carbstrong, J. (2022). How to Cope with Non-Vegan Friends & Family (a Survival Guide). Link
2 Covey, S.R. (2004). The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change. Link
3 Baxter, C.K. (2021). How to Mindfully Talk About Veganism with Friends and Family. Link
4 Ramsden, P. (2017). Vicarious Trauma, PTSD and Social Media: Does Watching Graphic Videos Cause Trauma. Link

Chapter 11

 

Number Chapter 11 Link
1 Winerman, L. (2005). The Mind’s Mirror. Link
2 Mcleod, S. (2022). Operant Conditioning in Psychology: B.F. Skinner Theory. Link