May edition of Impactful Animal Advocacy Newsletter
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đĄTopics being discussed:
Supreme Court upholds California law on humane pork sales, discussion here, here and here
New Commissioner for Animal Welfare in Germany â A Voice for the Animals
Giant 'Franken-chickens' could be banned from supermarkets in new legal battle
Prioritising animal welfare over global health and development?
How much funging is there with donations to different EA animal charities?
Lily, the piglet who changed (animal rights) history, has passed away
Maybe Family Planning Charities Are Better For Farmed Animals Than Animal Welfare Ones
The mass extermination of animals is the greatest atrocity in human history
Hiding in Plain Sight: Mexicoâs Octopus Farm/Research Facade
âItâs absolutely direâ: why UK chicken farmers want to call it a day
Climate risks to cause operating losses for major livestock groups, FAIRR reports
What will insect farming look like and actually mean for animal welfare?
Mexico Set To Change Its Constitution In Historic Progress For Animals
A new investigation from GAIA reveals how painful piglet castration really is
Draft Impact Assessment - a good start for an ambitious legislation
The Climate Emergency: Why I Donate to Ending Animal Agriculture
Members motion at Co-op AGM on 20th May asks Co-op to give chickens better lives
đLatest research:
Here's a comprehensive fact sheet of almost all the ways animals are mistreated in factory farms
Different Strokes For Different Folks: Comparing U.S. Groupsâ Openness to Pro-Animal Actions
A Brief & Recent History of Fish: What I learned in a weekend
â¤ď¸ď¸Community profile: Regrow
Regrow is a project focused on investing in employee well-being & organizational psychology for NGOs, with an emphasis on animal advocacy. By prioritizing well-being, they create a healthier, more engaged workforce & greater impact for animals.
đźJobs:
Good Growth is hiring for a Design Fellow to help us turn research insights into action. Rolling applications
Public Research & Testing â Qualitative Lead | Animal Think Tank + other roles here
Wild Animal Initiative is hiring for Development Director deadline is June 5th
The Humane League is hiring for an OWA Administrator role, deadline to apply is Monday, June 12
The Good Food Institute Europe is hiring for a Head of Operations. The deadline is Sunday 21 May
Animal Charity Evaluators is hiring for an Operations Director, closing date May 28
Fish Welfare Initiative recently launched their new careers webpage, where they are hiring for different roles, both in India and internationally, on an ongoing basis.
For more jobs like this, please visit Animal Advocacy Careersâ job board, Alt Protein database, and the 80,000 Hours job board (with a filter for farmed animals).
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:
Constance Li is looking for people interested in learning or teaching how to leverage AI in their advocacy work to generally collaborate and share insights - please email liconstan@gmail.com
đ¸Funding
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:
This communityâs new website! đ
In collaboration with my co-founder Cameron and Vegan Hacktivists, we put together a website for this community! We are hoping to improve it in the next few months, but so far it contains links to the following resources (many thanks to Cameron for working on these):
If youâd like to suggest adding any resources to the above, please email cameron@impactfulanimaladvocacy.org
Podcastsđ§:
Martin Skadalâs podcasts with leaders in animal advocacy:
Cultivating Careers in Alternative Proteins Podcast
Videos:
Other:
People Skills for Animal People: Scarlet Spark's free leadership development program is accepting applications for their hands-on, research-backed workshops. Apply by May 26
Talist impact calculator: find out how much impact you can make if you switch careers to alt protein
đUpcoming events:
AI and ChatGPT in the Movement - (online) Americas / Europe and Asia
How to design a great candidate experience: Inclusive Hiring Workshops from Animal Advocacy Careers and Tania Luna (Scarlet Spark): 1st June
CARE Conference - 17th-20th August in Warsaw, Poland - Early Bird Tickets on sale now
Asia Farm Animal Day, October 8-10, organized by the AVA Summit and Asia for Animals
Factory Farming Awareness Coalitionâs Advocacy Institute is an 8-week, fully-funded, immersive educational fellowship for high school and college students from June to August. Applications are rolling.
Scarlet Spark | Leadership and Organizational Challenges Office Hour; Provide leaders from animal-loving organizations a space to discuss their challenges and tools to overcome their leadership and organizational problems. Online, Thursday, June 8th: 13:00 - 14:00 GMT (8am - 9am ET), Tuesday, June 27th: 18:00 - 19:00 GMT (1pm - 2pm ET)
Animal & Vegan Advocacy (AVA) Summit, 27-30 July, Los Angeles.
Connect For Animals has a great website to view a comprehensive list of animal advocacy and vegan events, including plenty of online events.
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