30 Sep 2019 --- Amid globally trending plant-based protein consumption, new statistics reveal that meat consumption in the Netherlands increased in 2018 for the first time in nine years. This is the conclusion of Wageningen University & Research (WUR) research, commissioned by Dutch animal welfare organization Wakker Dier. The findings are “disturbing,” in the words of Anne Hilhorst, Vice Chairman of the Board at Wakker Dier. The statistic for daily meat consumption in the Netherlands is 50 percent higher than recommendations by national nutritional guidance.