Editing Vegetarianism (section)

=== Treatment of animals ===
{{main|Animal rights}}
[[Ethical vegetarianism]] has become popular in developed countries particularly because of the spread of [[factory farming]] and environmental consciousness. Some believe that the current mass-demand for meat cannot be satisfied without a mass-production system that disregards the welfare of animals, while others believe that practices like well-managed [[free range|free-range]] farming or the consumption of [[game (hunting)|game]] (particularly from species whose natural predators have been significantly eliminated) could substantially alleviate consumer demand for mass-produced meat.<ref>
{{cite journal
| last1                 = Ruby
| first1                = Matthew B.
| title                 = Vegetarianism. A blossoming field of study
| journal = Appetite
| date      = 2012
| volume                = 58
| issue                 = 1
| pages                 = 141–150
| issn                  = 1095-8304
| doi                   = 10.1016/j.appet.2011.09.019
| pmid = 22001025
| s2cid = 30991920
}}
</ref>