August #2: Free 1:1 counselling, new funding opportunity, and more
Your farmed animal advocacy update
We’re excited to announce free 1-on-1 counselling for mental health and behavioral issues!
Hive is partnering with UK-based mental health charity Overcome to help make these pro bono services accessible to the movement – so that we can be mentally stronger and help more animals.
You can get help with depression, anxiety, phobias, procrastination, lack of motivation, behavior change, insomnia, stress, and more. To get started, fill out this quick form or read more info on the program.
Warmly,
Allison (and the Hive team🧡)
We’ll start by highlighting a new funding opportunity and two recent podcast episodes that we think may be particularly helpful for some advocates:
💸 Strategic Animal Funding Circle is accepting proposals from orgs with <$500k budget. Apply by 20 September! They are also accepting new funder members to join the circle.
🦗 Meghan Barrett on challenging our assumptions about insects | 80,000 Hours
Perfect intro to invertebrates! Meghan clearly articulates how these animals are so fascinating — and why this issue may be important.
📢 Léo Le Ster on creativity in campaigning | How I Learned to Love Shrimp
If you’re not yet familiar with L214’s work in France, it’s worth carving out an hour to hear some of the creative tactics that have helped the org succeed.
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🌍 Animals and Climate
Egg Watch Report by Alianima and learn how Brazilian supermarkets are moving towards their commitment to selling only cage-free eggs
State of the Chicken Industry Report 2024 by the Humane League UK states that 90% of chickens raised for meat in the UK are “Frankenchickens” or fast-growing breeds of chicken
⚖️ Policy, Legislation, and Law
None of the 18 evaluated food delivery services in Europe, the US, and South Africa have a policy to protect animal welfare
Proposed bill in Chile wants to label plant-based alternatives as “simulated food”
Tesco announces their Farmed Decapod Crustacean Welfare Policy and pledged to ban eyestalk ablation, implement electric stunning, and prohibit the sale of live shrimp
The European Commission has approved a €700 million Dutch State aid scheme to compensate animal farmers who voluntarily close their businesses
US Democratic VP Candidate, Tim Walz, on climate, agriculture, and conservation
🥗 Plant-Based Food & Cultivated Protein
Alternative proteins: the 4th installment of Interventions for Mitigating Industrial Animal Agriculture in Africa
GFI’s global alternative protein trends to watch, with examples of how
Governments worldwide are investing in alternative proteins
The academic and research ecosystem is thriving
Agricultural innovations are helping to reimagine how meat is made
Consumers are demonstrating their interest in alternative proteins and companies are leaning in
💪 Animal Advocacy Org Updates
Animal Charity Evaluators announced their 8th cohort of Movement Grant recipients
Newly released FBI records reveal that the bureau has been exploring the use of weapons of mass destruction statutes to target animal rights activists
The Capacity and Funding Landscape of the Asian Farm Animal Protection Movement report looks at the 104 organizations operating in Asia
🎲 Other
The identifiable victim effect and how focusing on individual animals in storytelling can help the animal rights movement
“One Health” policies may fail to address antimicrobial resistance
Survey shows 53% of Brits are in support of taxing companies that produce ultra-processed foods (UPFs), if some of the revenue is directed to funding fresh fruits and vegetables for low-income families
Wear It Kind Directory rates 200+ international fashion brands on 4 animal welfare issues. YouGov poll of 11,000 shoppers in 12 countries show that a vast majority of people are concerned about the treatment of animals in global fashion production
Taking a moment to look at other movements for inspiration✨
Marine Conservation Society (MCS) reports seeing an 80% drop in plastic bags on UK beaches since fee was introduced
Climate policies that achieved major emission reductions: Global evidence from 1500 climate policy evaluations across 25 years
💼 Jobs:
Asia Communications Manager (and 20+ other job listings), ProVeg.
Farmed Animal Science Fellow, Animal Welfare Institute. Apply by 8 September.
Finance & Operations Director, Plantworks.
Food Systems Lead and Principal Researcher, International Institute for Environment and Development. Apply by 17 September.
Institutional Foodservice Fellow, Good Food Institute US. Apply by 18 September.
Part-Time Fundraising Officer, Freedom Food Alliance.
Project coordinator, Observatorio de Bienestar Animal.
Social Media Specialist & Content Creator in Southeast Asia, Mercy for Animals.
Staff or Managing Attorney, Legal Impact for Chickens. Apply by 7 October.
The Humane League jobs
Maternity leave coverage for Associate Director of Donor Care, General Counsel, and Open Wing Alliance (OWA) Europe Regional Lead
Chief Operating Officer, apply by 11 September.
For more job listings, view the Animal Advocacy Careers, Tälist, Alt Protein Careers, and Probably Good job boards, as well as our job feed on the #job-opportunities channel on the Hive Slack that lists all the jobs from the above boards together in a daily feed and more!
🔥 Opportunities
Animal advocacy book club, organized by Hive community member Joseph, is reading Peter Singer’s Animal Liberation Now this October.
CARE (Conference on Animal Rights in Europe) is offering 10% off; use the code COMESAYHI10 at checkout.
High Impact Professionals is recruiting for their Fall 2024 Impact Accelerator Program cohort. Apply by 5 September.
Mace Animal Welfare Research Services offers reviews, reports, papers, analysis, etc. Contact them to negotiate price.
Pro-Animal Future is looking for ideas and comments about ballot measure regulation to ban factory farms.
Scarlet Spark offers free workshops for nonprofit leaders: Sharing Power on 3 September, Performance Assessment on 1 October.
Register your interest to take User-Friendly’s free Marketing 101 course.
Rethink Food Challenge from Wageningen University invites global students to submit ground-breaking business ideas for improving the sustainability and resource efficiency of current food production. Register by 18 November.
U.S. policy opportunities in DC:
The Horizon Fellowship recruiting fellows with biotech and alt protein expertise for their 2025 cohort. Apply by 30 August.
Policy Careers Program is launched by Mobius. You can also fill out this form to sign up for a 15-minute call to learn more.
Volunteer opportunities:
Asia Farm Animal Day (AFAD) is accepting volunteer applications! In exchange for volunteering your time, you receive free admission, and networking opportunities. Apply by 31 August.
Veganuary is looking for a Volunteer Fundraising Assistant.
Volunteer for us at Hive! We’re looking for individuals to help run Slack as a moderator or channel lead.
💰 Funding
Strategic Animal Funding Circle is accepting proposals from orgs with <$500k budget. Apply by 20 September! They are also accepting new funder members to join the circle.
Food System Innovations is accepting proposal requests for “Creating Benchmark Datasets and Common Task Frameworks for Alternative Protein Development.” Apply by 4 October.
Deadlines on 1 September:
📚 Research:
Faunalytics is hosting their annual virtual symposium, Fauna Connections, on 19 September. View the schedule/posters or register to attend!
A review of the persistent challenges in turning food waste into insect feed
Study summary explains individuals near vegan shops consistently showed greater prosocial behavior than those near butcher shops
Study summary shows pescatarians and vegetarians were flexible in their moral thinking and use the same strategies that meat eaters use to justify their consumption of other animal products
📕Books or other
The Animal Outlook Network is launched as a new website and e-learning platform
Yale Program on Climate Change Communication has several data visualizations:
India climate opinion maps with data on the state and local level
🎁 Media
Podcasts
80,000 Hours: Meghan Barrett on challenging our assumptions about insects
Asia for Animals:
Animal Justice Academy: Prison Animal Farms Exposed - Calvin Neufeld & Onyx Helper
How I Learned to Love Shrimp: Léo Le Ster on creativity in campaigning
Our Hen House: Animal Lives and Deaths w/ Sarah Bowen
Sentientism:
Videos (use YouTube video summarizer to get key takeaways!)
Animals in Democracy posted three new videos:
Faunalytics released 2 recorded webinars:
Hive at CARE
We are getting ready to attend the Conference for Animal Rights Europe (CARE) in Poland, so if you’ll be there, come say hi! You can find us participating in several sessions:
Thur 12 Sept: Networking for Introverts and Extraverts with the Hive team
Fri 13 Sept: AI Panel with Constance Li
Fri 13 Sept: Lightning talk from Sofia Balderson
Virtual Speed Meetings for virtual participants, led by Kevin Xia
Hive in San Francisco
We’re hosting 2 upcoming events in the SF Bay Area. If you’re local, we’d love to see you!
4 September in San Francisco: Fireside Chat: Animal Charity Evaluators (SF)
7 September in Berkeley: Pro-Animal Meetup and drinks
Upcoming virtual Hive events
28 August: Hive Community Conversations
28 August: How to Publish a Pro-Animal Op-Ed with Jessica Scott-Reid
18 September: Hive Community Conversations
25 September: Hive Community Conversations
🎉 Upcoming external events
International Animal Rights Gathering 2024, 3–5 September. Turkiye.
Communication and Interpersonal Skills for Vegan Advocates and Teams, 5 September. Luxembourg.
Aquatic Life Conference, 9–10 September. Virtual.
Conference on Animal Rights in Europe (CARE), 12–15 September. Online and Poland.
Fauna Connections: Using Data to Help Animals, 19 September. Virtual.
Encuentro por los Animales, 4–6 October. Ciudad de México, MX.
Asia Farm Animal Day (AFAD), 9–11 October. Hanoi, Viet Nam.
China Vegan Summit, 13–16 October, Suzhou, China.
Reducetarian Summit, 25–27 October. Texas, USA.
AVA Summit Latin America, 5–8 December. São Paulo, Brazil.
View more on the Connect for Animals (CFA)’s event list and Animal Rights Calendar.
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