Welcome to this Veganuary edition of the newsletter and many thanks for sending your updates!
Happy 2023 and hope your year is off to a good start so far.
đĄTopics being discussed:
Animal Advocacy Africaâs 2022 Review - Our Achievements and 2023 Strategy
ACEâs AMA (Ask Me Anything) on their recent charity recommendations on Reddit
Animal welfare: why is no one held accountable for criminal behaviour on UK farms?
The Baking Industry Just Took a Big Step Toward Banning Cages for Hens
The FDA no longer requires all drugs to be tested on animals before human trials
The Snapshot: Industry Benchmark on Decapod Crustacean Welfare
Belgian region ends force-feeding as last foie gras farm closes
Abolitionist in the Streets, Pragmatist in the Sheets: New Ideas for Effective Animal Advocacy
đLatest research:
Donât Balk at Animal-friendly Results - the seventh post in the Moral Weight Project Sequence by Bob Fischer at Rethink Priorities.
Working with the Beef Industry for Chicken Welfare by Robert Yaman
Consumers' Attitudes towards Animal Suffering: A Systematic Review on Awareness, Willingness and Dietary Change by Rui Pedro Fonseca and Ruben Sanchez-Sabate.
Big Wins for Farm Animals This Decade on Lewis Bollardâs newsletter
Chicken production in select low/middle-income region and countries: Trends and looking ahead by Tiny Beam Fund
Institutional Change: A guide to maximising farmed-animal welfare through effective advocacy and institutional change by Charlotte Flores and Christopher Bryant.
â¤ď¸ď¸Community profile: Scarlet Spark
Scarlet Spark is a nonprofit dedicated to the people side of the animal protection movement. They help build workplaces that lead all animals to flourish, humans included. They offer training, consulting, and coaching focused on improved organizational culture, leadership, performance, engagement, retention, diversity, equity, inclusion, and effectiveness. Sign up to receive updates about their free skill-building programs! They offer (Free) Leadership Office Hours: Bring any and all leadership challenges and questions and get real-time relief. January 24 & February 9
đźJobs:
Director of Programs position at Farmed Animal Funders, deadline 27th Jan.
Animal Justice is hiring for a part-time lawyer in Canada, responsible for assisting in implementing Animal Justiceâs legal campaigns. The deadline is Friday 20 January.
The Good Food Institute Europe is hiring for a new Managing Director. The deadline is Sunday 12 February.
Wild Animal Initiative is looking for a Development Director, deadline 23 January
Scientific Officer at Global Food Partners - deadline 31 Jan
The People Fund grant committee members (part-time, temporary) - a great opportunity to grow your experience in grantmaking, deadline is January 27.
For more jobs like this, please visit Animal Advocacy Careersâ job board, Alt Protein database, and the 80,000 Hours job board.
If youâre looking for a job, consider the following actions:
leaving your details on the alt protein talent database
leaving your details on the EAA talent database
đ Other impactful opportunities:
Support impactful animal charities during "Project 4 Awesome 2023" + charities can win several thousands of donations, FB group and a description from last year
Announcing the Launch of the NYU Wild Animal Welfare Program
đ¸Funding
EA Animal Welfare Fundâs next deadline is February 6th
Funding database created by Animal Advocacy Africa - not only relevant for African orgs
Farmed animal and food systems funding sources - public - this is a great spreadsheet with most funding opportunities available listed.
đResources:
Animal Activism between despair and hope + talk by Tobias Leenaert at CARE Conference
The Science of Effective Vegan Advocacy. This course is an engaging and immersive learning experience that will help you develop strategies for spreading the word about veganism as effectively as possible.
Animal Advocacy Careersâ free online course is back to self-paced on-demand sign-ups.
Alt protein Curriculum (Technical and Policy&Entrepreneurship tracks)
đUpcoming events
Scarlet Spark offers (Free) Leadership Office Hours: Bring any and all leadership challenges and questions and get real-time relief. January 24 & February 9
Master of Animal Protection and Policy at Vermont Law & Graduate School: Webinar - 24th Jan
Animal Advocacy Conference: Insights from the Social Sciences - Canterbury June 22-24
International Conference on Animal Welfare and Development, June 05-06, 2023 in San Francisco, United States
Upcoming EAGs (Effective Altruism Global) conferences, almost always have some animal welfare-focused participants and events
EA Global: Bay Area (24 - 26 February 2023)
EAGxNordics (21 - 23 April 2023)
EA Global: London (19 - 21 May 2023)
Connect For Animals has a great website where you can view a comprehensive list of animal advocacy and vegan events, including plenty of online events.
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