It's interesting to note that despite the best efforts of the animal rights movement and the increased numbers of people choosing vegetarian or vegan options in recent years (so it seems, I've read many articles that say so) meat production and consumption has continued to increase steadily over the years:

https://ourworldindata.org/meat-production#meat-production

https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/daily-meat-consumption-pe...