Table of Contents

Animal and Vegan Advocacy: The Psychological Science and Practice of Attitude, Behavior, and Social Change

1. Animal and vegan advocacy: An introduction
Kristof Dhont, Robbie Sutton, & Maria Ioannidou

Section I
Why We Care About Animals (and Why We Don’t)

2. Advocating for other animals on the basis of their sentience
Stefan Leach & Robbie Sutton

3. From carnivore to conscientious: Shifting diets by strengthening consumers’ association of animal products with living beings
Jonas R. Kunst & Nora C.G. Benningstad

4. Beyond the meat paradox: Selective compassion in dairy, egg, and fish consumption—and how to address it
Kristof Dhont & Maria Ioannidou

5. Who is more or less likely to consume animals?
Christopher J. Hopwood, Nicholas Poh-Jie Tan, Maxim Trenkenschuh, & Andrea Polanco

6. Human-pet relations: Implications for well-being and welfare, and connections to animal advocacy
Catherine Amiot & Brock Bastian

7. Engaging children and adolescents for the future of animal advocacy
Luke McGuire & Courtney Dillard

Section II
From Concern to Change

8. Promoting plant-based eating in organizational settings
João Graça & John Hoeks

9. How animal advocacy can be improved by persuasive narratives and messages
Robert C. Udale, Natalie Braine, & Helen Maitland

10. The role of disruptive protests in the animal advocacy movement
Cathy Rogers, Markus Ostarek, James Özden, & Sam Nadel

11. Animals as outlier: Implications of animals’ legal status as property
Maneesha Deckha & Renee Rogers

12. Assessment and treatment for individuals who abuse animals
Sarah M. Kelleher & Emma Alleyne

13. Wild animal suffering advocacy
Oscar Horta