November #1: Animal Advocacy Strategy Forum survey results
Your farmed animal advocacy update
Hi everyone! Today's edition is packed with jobs and opportunities—we think it’s a good "problem" to have! 😎
Here are our top highlights:
🎁 Opportunity: When job searching, it's smart to explore different strategies. Rather than only applying to posted jobs, consider attracting employers by adding yourself to Animal Advocacy Careers’ talent directory.
📚 Report: The Animal Advocacy Strategy Forum 2024 released their survey results:
State of the movement: Respondents identified the main challenges for orgs in the movement as poor coordination and limited funding (both in diversity and amount). The top external threats were economic and political challenges and insufficient support from the public and funders.
Future direction: They believed movement resources should focus on Asia (33%) and 'Western' countries (32%). The top animals prioritized were hens (18%), broilers (15%), and farmed fish (13%). Efforts should primarily target businesses (32%), the movement itself (26%), and governments (25%).
💻 Events: We hope to see many of you join us online this week:
14 Nov: How to Grow the Shrimp Advocacy Movement will not be recorded so be sure to join live!
15–17 Nov: EAGxVirtual 2024 (apply for the free online conference to participate)
Friday: We’ll be at the Friday organisation fair with several other animal orgs.
Saturday:
will be hosting the animal welfare meetup.Sunday: I (Sofia) will be giving a talk about my journey of building Hive. 🧡
We’re excited to announce that the AI for Animals Conference is returning on 1–2 March 2025! More info below.
Warmly,
Sofia, Allison, and the Hive team
Newsletter table of contents:
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🌍 Animals and Climate
Analyzed disclosure data shows that development banks are funding factory farming expansion in the global south. Read the white paper or a summary.
Canada Animal Welfare Scorecard ranked major food companies operating in Canada on their animal welfare progress.
Monitor de Iniciativas Corporativas por los Animales is a transparency tool that analyzed and evaluated the top LATAM food and hospitality companies on animal welfare performance. Read in English, Spanish, or Portuguese.
One challenge in implementing aquatic animal stunning machines is skepticism due to insufficient evidence that they are effective in the situations where they're used.
PigTrack Report 2024 tracked company progress towards meeting sow crate-free commitments.
Report on how dairy digesters are encouraging CAFO expansion in California.
Report on the risks of insect farming in Europe.
⚖️ Policy, Legislation, and Law
How US Government subsidies make meat cheaper.
The Humane League UK at the High Court to challenge the legality of fast-growing breeds of chicken.
What a Trump’s presidential victory could mean for animal welfare, climate change & factory farming policies, and food tech.
🥗 Plant-Based Food & Cultivated Protein
Plant-Based Foods Migration Analysis found that shoppers who engage with plant-based foods gradually reduce their spending in related animal-based food categories over time.
Plant-based retail sales data for six European countries (2021–early 2024) breaks down sales by category and country.
Publishing landscape analysis revealed that more than a quarter of all European alternative protein research studies were published in 2023.
Report modeled the financial and environmental impacts of a transition to plant-based catering in universities.
This helps build the case for universities to transition to plant-based catering: it is both more affordable and has a lower environmental burden.
They found that food costs for plant-based meals were on average 30% cheaper than meat-based meals, and 21% cheaper than vegetarian meals.
Report ranked top restaurant chains in Canada on meat reduction policies and plant-based offerings.
Wholefood-inspired products are gaining traction in the plant-based market based on consumer preferences for more natural ingredients.
💪 Animal Advocacy Org Updates
2024 Animal Advocacy Strategy Forum: Summary and Survey results.
9 movement leaders shared examples of when they changed their minds.
EA Animal Welfare Fund shared key updates, including their 2024 impact, recent changes, and their future plans.
How Sintesia Animalia Indonesia engaged with the government to ban the dog meat trade and distribution.
Animal Advocacy in Egypt Report identifies weaknesses in current legislation, along with recommendations for improvement.
Rethink Priorities report on strategies for helping farmed shrimp finds that production and consumption of farmed shrimp is concentrated in a handful of countries. They assessed the state of the shrimp advocacy movement and recommended several paths forward.
Animal Equality Updates from the 8 countries they operate in.
ProVeg Brazil is launched as the first ProVeg office in South America.
🎲 Other
AI for Animals #5: Should we try to talk to animals?
Rethink Priorities published abundance estimates of 3 wild populations (urban pigeons, urban rats, and bird-window collisions) to help researchers calculate the cost-effectiveness of interventions that affect these populations more accurately.
Solutions to the Small Body Problem may include health and environmental arguments, alternative proteins, or reframing the debate.
What the animal freedom movement can learn from Black Lives Matter.
Why focusing on clear and achievable goals (that we can win) has helped in grassroots movements.
💼 Jobs:
Development Data and Systems Manager, Animal Legal Defense Fund. US. Apply by 21 November.
Donor Acquisition Coordinator, World Animal Protection. Canada. Apply by 14 November.
Campaign Manager, Vive. Vietnam. Apply by 31 November.
Compassion in World Farming:
Various hybrid roles at their Godalming UK office.
Good Food Institute — apply for all by 19 November.
Public Policy Engagement Manager. DC, US.
Operations Manager, Animal Equality. US.
Part-time Careers Adviser, Animal Advocacy Careers. Apply by 22 November.
Political Affairs Officer for Hungary (consultant), Eurogroup for Animals. Apply by 15 November.
Program and Administrative Associate, Animal Empathy Philippines.
Program Director, Food Policy Pathways. US.
Public Relations Specialist, U.S., Mercy for Animals.
Scientific Coordinator, Aquatic Animal Health, World Organisation for Animal Health. Paris. Apply by 25 November.
Senior Project Manager - Development, Tilt Collective.
Temporary Animal Welfare Specialist, Chickens, The Humane League. UK. Apply by 21 November.
V-Label Online Marketing Manager, ProVeg. Berlin, Germany.
Vice President of People and Operations, The Humane League. Apply by 13 November.
For more job listings, follow Hive Slack’s job bot in the #job-posting channel for new positions in a daily feed! Also, you can view the Animal Advocacy Careers, Tälist, Alt Protein Careers, and Probably Good job boards.
🔥 Opportunities
AI for Animal 2025 Conference is inviting speaker proposals, volunteer signups, and sponsorships.
Asia for Animals Conference Taipei 2025 is accepting speaker abstract proposals. Submit by 10 December.
Economics of Animal Welfare Conference is accepting abstracts for the 2025 event organized by The Animal Welfare Economics Working Group
George Washington University Law School is accepting submissions to present, participate, or facilitate for their April 2025 conference titled “Harms and Freedoms: Captivity, Natural Habitats, and Sanctuary.” Submit by 15 December.
Journal of Animal Rights Law, a new open-access legal journal focusing on animal rights, is now accepting submissions on a rolling basis.
ProVeg International’s Food Innovation Challenge for undergrad and graduate students is accepting proposals. Apply by 20 November.
S-Risk Fundamentals is a new online course that will fully launch in early 2025. Express your interest in joining the upcoming 12-week fellowship that includes project-based work and career mentorship.
Sloth, an online journal that publishes international undergraduate and recent graduate writing on human/nonhuman animal relationships, is accepting submissions.
Virtual Animal Advocacy Meditation Retreat is allowing free participation for the online event series on 23–24 November.
Volunteer opportunities with Animal Empathy Philippines, Crustacean Compassion, ICARE, Journal of Animal Rights Law, and Animal Outlook Network.
💰 Funding
AIM Grantmaking published a guide for funding circles.
Thrive Grants offers grants of various sizes. Apply 1 December.
Request for Proposals by Friends of the Earth U.S. for policy advocacy opposing factory farm gas. Submit by 13 December.
The Voiceless Grants Program is accepting expressions of interest on an ongoing basis.
💎Don’t forget we have an updated fundraising database of most current opportunities listed as well as more resources on how to fundraise.
⚡️AI for Animals Conference on 1–2 March 2025⚡
️Learn and network with leaders using AI to create a better future for all animals.
Join us for a weekend filled with exciting talks, workshops, and networking opportunities focused on how artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies are revolutionizing the way we consider and care for animals and all sentient beings. Get your early bird tickets!
📚 Research:
Rethink Priorities published 2 research agendas: (1) projects that could reduce their uncertainty about the relative value of human and animal welfare, and (2) digital mind welfare.
Review on cost-benefit analysis and social welfare functions to evaluate the impacts of policies on humans and animals.
Study found that both US consumers and Jewish Americans associate the kosher label with better treatment of animals.
Study found that global fish farming relies on more wild-caught ocean fish than previously reported.
Study found that sustainability considerations are not influencing meat consumption in the US.
Study on how vegetarians experience and navigate the cognitive dissonance related to their dairy consumption.
Study on the ethics of using automated pain detection for farmed animals.
Summary and study on a framework to help researchers develop rodent contraceptives.
Summary on how welfare labels affect purchasing behavior in grocery stores.
Summary on understanding the consumer-citizen gap in Chinese public attitudes toward farm animal welfare.
📕Books or other
New books:
Consider the Turkey by Peter Singer
Weighing Animal Welfare: Comparing Well-Being Across Species, edited by Bob Fischer (open access!)
New blogs:
Baby Gaia, a new Substack on cultural change for animals, starting with a post on how we change culture (en portugese).
The Vegan Strategist, a relaunched blog by Tobias Leenaert & the 1st post on the progress of the animal advocacy movement.
New website, foodfacts.org, on reliable information about the food system, from debunking common misconceptions to providing context on food labels and health claims.
🎁 Media
Podcasts
80,000 Hours Podcast: Sébastien Moro on the most insane things fish can do.
Animal Law Podcast: The Case of the Cows Who Sought Sanctuary.
Future of Food: Paul Wood on innovative solutions to reduce agricultural methane emissions while maintaining cattle production.
How I Learned to Love Shrimp:
How to Fight a Factory Farm: a 4-part podcast series
The Hen House: The Goat Conspiracy w/ Nicole Schonemann
The Interview by the New York Times: Peter Singer Wants to Shatter Your Moral Complacency (listen on Spotify)
Videos
Derecho Animal en Perú: El animal como sujeto vulnerable: implicaciones políticas y jurídicas
EA Nigeria Summit 2024 session recordings are out, including 2 animal advocacy-related talks:
Cage Free Africa: Why It's Important by Dr. Sunday Agbonika
EA & Animals: Using Evidence and Reasoning to do Good by Jenna Hiscock
Faunalytics: Webinar on Bridging Conservative Values and Animal Advocacy
Veterinary Association for Farm Animal Welfare: Navigating the Ethical Maze of Animal Welfare in Depopulation Practices
Mother's Milk, a documentary on India's dairy industry in available to watch for free in English, Hindi, Tamil, Gujarati, and Marathi
🤝 Hive Slack feature updates
We’ve added new fields to the Hive Slack profiles, which we believe will make networking and collaboration even easier! The “About me” section allows you to add your areas of interest, LinkedIn profile, location, and how you can help other community members.
🤩 3,000 Member Milestone on the Hive Slack
We are so excited to surpass 3,000 members! Thank you to each and every one of you for being a valuable part of Hive! We can’t do this without you and for that, we are forever thankful for your support! We’re excited to make Hive an even better global hub for the farmed animal movement, so that together, we can end animal suffering
🎉 Past Hive events
Fireside Chat with Jayasimha Nuggehalli took place on 30 October. Read detailed notes from the session or watch the recording.
The Hive Slack #media-strategies channel hosted another helpful event: How To Get The Media Interested In Your Animal Story with Heidi Røneid and Björn Ólafsson. Watch the recording.
🎉 Upcoming Hive events
14 November: How to Grow the Shrimp Advocacy Movement
20 November: Fundraising Community Call: Donor Advised Funds (DAFs)
🤝 Upcoming external conferences
AfA CONNECT, 12–13 November. Virtual.
EAGxVirtual, 15–17 November. Virtual.
EAGxAustralasia, 22–24 November. Sydney.
AVA Summit Latin America, 5–8 December. São Paulo, Brazil.
EAGxSingapore, 14–15 December. Singapore.
Pakistan's 1st International Animal and Environmental Rights Conference, 18–19 January.
View more on the Connect for Animals (CFA) event list and Animal Rights Calendar.
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