The end of the choice of eating meat is likely many generations away. It seems that its end may come from the economic impact of a shrinking market. Meat is likely to eventually increase in cost to a point where it is a luxury item that is not attainable by the majority of people.

Eating meat, like enjoying veganism, is a choice. May factors impact the choices we make, not least of which is the economics of our choices. Low demand for perishable items such as meat, eggs, and dairy puts pressure on the efficiency of production at scale. Less efficient production means higher production costs and eventually higher retail costs.

Though I hope there is never a law that prohibits the consumption of meat, there are some regulations around the production and sale of animal products that may make meat processing an unattractive business model.Animal product lobbies spend millions of dollars each year trying to keep restrictive health, safety, and humane regulations at bay. As animal product companies face decreasing demand for their products, they will need to ramp up their marketing, which in turn will bring ever more regulatory attention to their processes. The result may be the need to continually try harder and spend more money to produce and sell to a smaller consumer base. A future that most major publicly traded companies do not relish.

Is there anything we can do to help? Yes, be a vegan ”attractivist”. That is, live as a demonstration of the health, joy, and kindness that are part and parcel of being vegan. Provide the example of what being vegan feels and looks like. As more people become curious about what powers our health and happiness the more opportunities we will have to welcome them to join us. The fewer meat eaters there are the more pronounced the economic pressures become on meat production.