EA - Resources for farmed animal advocacy: 2023 roundup by SofiaBalderson

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Resources for farmed animal advocacy: 2023 roundup, published by SofiaBalderson on December 29, 2023 on The Effective Altruism Forum.Tl;dr - This is a curated and useful list of farmed animal advocacy resources that came out in 2023. We (Impactful Animal Advocacy) sent this compilation out in our free bi-weekly newsletter and thought it might be helpful to others in the EA community.There is is not a comprehensive collection of all resources, but if we missed any that you found significant from 2023, feel free to add as a comment.Enjoy and here is to even more impact for the animals in 2024!Acknowledgements: thanks so much to our Comms Lead Allison Agnello for this edition, as well as our readers, who viewed this newsletter 20,000 times in 2023!ThemesOver the past 12 months of curating Impactful Animal Advocacy (IAA) newsletters, we've noticed several trends. Here are two that are prominent in our collection of 2023 resources:Movement infrastructureIn the animal advocacy movement's growth this year, we've seen an increase in services provided directly to animal advocates or organizations. There has been so many new initiatives that we developed aMeta resources wiki to keep track of them all! This expansion reflects a recognition of the diverse needs within the community and how projects can benefit from support and area specialization. Here are a few categories of increased infrastructure:New meta organizations (The Mission Motor,NFPs.AI,us!)Advocate training courses (See section below)Supporting groups in developing countries (Animal Advocacy Africa,Good Growth,Thrive)Refining how we measure and compare across speciesGiven the large number of possible ways to help animals, selecting the most impactful approach can be challenging. This year, we've witnessed a increase in research accessibility and applicability for advocates. This is not just about providing information - it's about helping us integrate this knowledge into practical strategies. As a result, advocates may be better equipped to make informed decisions on where to focus their efforts across different species and geographic regions.How one might compare welfare across species (Moral Weight Project sequence)How much pain do different species endure (Welfare Footprint Project) - watch the recording of the workshop we hosted for themhereHow bad is brief, severe pains versus chronic, milder pains (Dimensions of Pain)How many animals are impacted, and where (Our World in Data)Updates we found helpfulSo much has happened this year. Here are a few articles to catch you upLooking back at 2023The Year in Review: 2023, Sentient MediaTop animal policy stories of 2023, Sentient MediaA year of wins for farmed animals, Lewis BollardTop 20 Alt-Protein Stories of the Year, Green QueenAgFunderNews' favorite agrifoodtech stories of 20232023 Future Perfect 50recognizes 9 animal advocate changemakersSome lessons learnedRunning Cage-Free Projects in Africa: Case Studies of Three African Animal Advocacy OrganisationsAbolishing factory farming in Switzerland: Postmortem2 Years of Shrimp Welfare Project: Insights and Impact from our Explore PhaseHistorical farmed animal welfare ballot initiativesAnimal Rising's Grand National protest: Public opinion impactsStakeholder-engaged research in emerging marketsFish Welfare Initiative's continued work in India andpausing work in ChinaResourcesGetting startedNew animal subgroups resources:Faunalytics Fundamentals: a series of topic overviews and resources, such as onfarmed animals,wildlife,invertebrates, etcWild Animals Wiki anda review of contraception methods for wild mammalsA Primer on insect sentience and welfareShrimp Welfare Sequence, Rethink PrioritiesFind a job:Animal Advocacy Careers,Tälist andAlt Protein Careers j...