Scientists Challenge “The Dublin Declaration” Urging Meat Reduction in Wealthy Nations
Scientists from various European universities published a rebuttal to The Dublin Declaration of Scientists on the Societal Role of Livestock in the journal Nature Food today. Lead author Chris Bryant, honorary research associate at the University of Bath and director at Bryant Research, described the paper as a “clear and concise takedown” of the declaration’s central argument: reducing meat consumption is unnecessary. “Livestock is too precious” The Dublin Declaration was launched at the Irish government agricultural agency Teagasc in 2022, signed by over 1,000 scientists. It has received media coverage in outlets like the Telegraph and the New York Post. The paper emphasizes the benefits of meat consumption in terms of nutrition, environment, and social aspects, describing livestock as “too precious to society to become …
