The market for animal welfare

Jayson Lusk

Agriculture and Human Values, 2011, vol. 28, issue 4, 575 pages

Abstract: Animal welfare is emerging as one of the most controversial issues in modern livestock agriculture. Although consumers can buy free range products in niche markets, some have argued that existing markets cannot solve the animal welfare dilemma because there are individuals who care about animal well-being who do not eat animal products. This paper proposes a market-based solution to at least partially manage animal welfare externalities. After discussing the current lack of market incentives to promote farm animal well-being, a potential scheme to quantify and trade units of farm animal well-being is proposed. The potential merits and efficacy of an animal welfare market are also discussed. Copyright The Author(s) 2011

Keywords: Animal rights; Cap and trade; Livestock; Niche markets; Vegetarian (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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