👋Hi there, welcome to this edition of the IAA newsletter!
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💡Topics being discussed:
Dutch Food Tech Companies Celebrate Government Approval of Cultivated Meat and Seafood Tastings
Announcing Our 2023 Movement Grants - Animal Charity Evaluators
Japan Looks to Increase Plant-Based Food Options to Attract Vegan Tourists
New York to Become Ninth State to End Wildlife Killing Contests
Rishi Sunak faces pressure from Carrie Johnson-backed group over animal welfare
“Eat as little animal products as possible” scientists tell European Commission
Another UK University Has Voted In Favor of Plant-Based Catering
Fish have feelings too: Why animal sentience means we should rethink food
Meat vs plant-based: The food debate is polarized, ideologized and tribalized, say scientists
Icelandic Minister Suspends Fin Whaling Due To Animal Welfare Violations
Can we make a lab-grown paté good enough to end foie gras farms?
Mercy For Animals Canada launches Canadians Against Cages for layer hens' cage ban support
Walking into a Slaughterhouse Gave Me Superpowers. You Can Get Them, Too.
Is it time for development economists to start considering the welfare of non-human animals?
Vegan Brand Wins in Meat Category at 2023 Mindful Awards, Beating Animal Meat Products
European government funding in sustainable proteins poised to hit half a billion euros
New Nordic Nutrition Recommendations Emphasize Plant-Based Diet for Health and Environment
Mexico's largest organic egg producer commits to ending male chick culling (in Spanish)
Health Canada Announces the End of Cosmetic Animal Testing in Canada
UK Government introduces law banning international shark fin trade
📚Latest research:
A Review of Brexit: getting the best Brexit deal for animals
Young Men, Republican Women, And More: Targeting Some Key Subgroups
Farmed Animal: How Factory Farming Affects Different Species
The State of Global Policy on Alternative Proteins by the Good Food Institute
A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Historical Farmed Animal Welfare Ballot Initiatives
Pigs’ capacity to experience feelings and to suffer from tail lesion, ear lesion and lameness
Consumers' preference and willingness to pay for fish welfare in Denmark
Fish Welfare Initiative published their recent research on fish welfare in China
❤️️️Community profile: Ethical Seafood Research
Ethical Seafood Research carries out research and training to improve the welfare of farmed fish, with a particular focus on Nile tilapia, mullet, and catfish in Africa. Services include on-farm welfare assessments, development of welfare indicators, and stakeholder surveys.
They are always looking for experienced researchers with a technical profile to join their proudly all-African team.
💼Jobs:
The Humane League is hiring for a Global Corporate Campaigns Coordinator (deadline: July 17)
The Good Food Institute Europe is hiring for an International PR Manager and a Scientific Partnerships Manager (deadline: July 23)
Humane Society International Canada is looking for a number of roles: a Wildlife Campaigns Manager, Office Manager and others (deadline: September 8)
Apply for Charity Entrepreneurship’s Incubation Program to start a high-impact charity (Application deadline: September 30)
☀️Other impactful opportunities:
Sign a petition to prevent octopus farming in Spain and ban octopus farming in the EU
Electric Shrimp Stunning: a Potential High-Impact Donation Opportunity
Thrive Philanthropy offers support for Africa-based vegan advocates
Apply to Mission Motor’s Monitoring, evaluation, and learning training program (Application deadline: July 26)
Seeking two volunteers to help us promote Impactful Animal Advocacy at AVA (July 27-30) in exchange for a free ticket - please respond to this email if you’re interested.
💸Funding:
Join the Seed Network Funding Circle to help launch Charity Entrepreneurship’s incubated charities
Thrive Philanthropy offers grants for animal and vegan advocacy initiatives
The Good Food Institute funds open-access alternative protein research
A Well-Fed World provides funding for plant-based initiatives
The Humane America Animal Foundation offers grants to animal shelters, rescues and sanctuaries
👩💻What’s happening in our Slack space:
We’ve reached 850 members🤩. Thank you for being there—and join us here if you haven’t already! Slack members receive updates and opportunities faster.
If you’re already part of our Slack space but haven’t introduced yourself yet, feel free to do so in the #introductions channel! People who do so are more likely to get opportunities and connections.
New channels:
🏆#milestones-and-celebrations, where we share our wins, be they personal ones or for the whole movement. A feel-good channel
👨💻#co-working, where we set up online co-working sessions
🔬#research-hub, where we try to facilitate a dialogue between scientists and advocates
💰#earning-to-give, for everyone who would like to earn to give and also to discuss projects to encourage people to earn to give
🎁Resources:
🎧Podcasts:
📹Videos (top tip - use apps like YouTube video summariser to get the key points from the videos in less time!)
Radical tactics within social movements: helpful or harmful?
No Animal Left Behind: why do we need stronger animal welfare legislation in the EU?
Harnessing AI for Animal Advocacy Campaigns (register to see the recording, you can find notes of the recording here)
Other:
10 Facts About Animal Intelligence That Will Make You Question Everything
I keep talking with people about veganism, but I don’t think it’s doing any good
New free productivity and team collaboration courses from Clariteam (shameless plug, created by me, Sofia!) - Many thanks to Vegan Hacktivists and the Pollination project for your support!
Write-ups about LEAD for Farmed Animals 2023 and the Animal Advocacy Conference 2023 on our new Notion conference knowledge-sharing page
Getting over my fear that going vegan would make me weak and unhealthy
An Impact Roadmap, including programme development methodologies and decision-making tools
🎉Upcoming events:
Disrupting Dominant Narratives: Empowering Animal Advocacy with Data, free online webinar, July 27, 3.30–4.30 pm (UTC)
Animal & Vegan Advocacy Summit 2023, July 27–30, Los Angeles, CA (come visit the Impactful Animal Advocacy booth and attend our “introvert-friendly networking” on Thursday)
Taking Action for Animals 2023, August 4–6, Springfield, IL (individuals who identify as BIPOC can apply for the Diverse Animal Advocates Grant)
VegMed 2023, September 9–10, London
The Good Food Conference 2023, September 18–20, San Francisco, CA
Reducetarian Summit 2023, October 27–29, Denver, CO
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