Introduction
Many people think that whether or not we have moral obligations to animals hinges upon whether animals are sentient. In this short post, we use the term “sentience” to refer to the capacity for “conscious experiences” including “pleasure” and “suffering.” … Read more
What Is the Value of Research?
This is the seventh post of our Foundational Questions series. You can read more about this project and see the initial post here.
Summary
We think research should be a high priority of the animal advocacy movement, partly because of the large impact it has in other cause areas such as aid to the global poor. … Read more
How Effective Are Online Ads?
We recently released an evaluation of online ads, the third evaluation to use our intervention evaluation form, a standardized template that provides a consistent, rigorous process for evaluating different ways of helping animals.
Our report includes a short write-up that covers the intervention’s strengths, … Read more
The Relationship Between Legal and Social Change
This is the sixth post in our Foundational Questions series. You can learn more about this project and read the other posts here.
Summary
Legal personhood for animals is one of the most exciting goals for the animal protection movement because of its potential far-reaching and long-term impact. … Read more
Which Key Ideas Should We Be Spreading with Marginal Resources?
What is the difference in impact between spreading different animal advocacy ideas, e.g. the cruelty of animal agriculture, dietary change, antispeciesism, and wild animal suffering?
This year, we evaluated Animal Ethics, an organization with a core aim of filling perceived gaps in the animal advocacy community. … Read more