Is the Great British roast dinner DYING? Fears woke agenda has led to veggie takeover
The poll said many people were making changes to their roast dinner
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Britons have slammed the RSPCA for the charity’s claims that the majority of people are replacing meat in their roast dinners with plant-based alternatives.
A survey by the organisation found that 58 per cent of people in the UK have reduced their meat consumption, and that 57 per cent think Britons should eat fewer animal products.
The poll was conducted by the Social Market Foundation (SMF), a British think-tank.
The results have left many Britons stunned with some so surprised they've even questioning if the data can be accurate.
One social media user said the RSPCA are "deluding themselves" if they believe the results of the survey to be true
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One user posted online to say: “The RSPCA really are deluding themselves. The fad for plant based food is already over”.
Another questioned how the data was gathered, asking if supermarket sales figures had been consulted.
The survey also found that 74 per cent of people want animal welfare labels on meat products, detailing how the animal was killed.
According to the poll, 91 per cent wanted stricter regulations to protect farm animals and 61 per cent would support a ban on factory farming.
The Social Market Foundation’s findings show that many people have turned to meat alternatives in an effort to curtail their consumption of animals.
However, not everyone believes the plant-based alternatives are an adequate replacement to much loved meats like beef and chicken.
In total 44 per cent said the alternatives were expensive and 58 per cent would like to see the prices come down.
The SMF Interim Director Aveek Bhattacharya said: "Our research shows that far from being a fringe concern, efforts to eat less meat are entirely normalised and mainstream within British society.
“The question is when politicians will catch up and help the rest of us to make the changes to our diets necessary to better our health, protect the environment and improve animal welfare.
61 per cent of those surveyed would support a ban on factory farming
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“Acknowledging the meat reduction target in the National Food Strategy, and the necessity of significant changes to our food system and our habits to meet it, would be a good start. But beyond that, there is substantial appetite for stricter welfare standards and investment in alternative proteins to help accelerate these societal trends.”
The RSPCA's Assistant Director Policy, Advocacy and Evidence, Gemma Hope, said: "The public is clear that we all need to be eating less meat for the sake of animals, our health and our planet.
“Even during the depths of a cost of living crisis, a majority want their taxes spent on subsiding plant-based alternatives to meat. This is a priority issue for them and they want action.
“The quickest and cheapest first step is to have clear labelling of meat products telling shoppers how animals were reared.”
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