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    Cause Prioritization Explained [Video]

    Animal Charity Evaluators

    Ever wonder why many of ACE’s recommended charities focus on farmed animal advocacy? Learn about the three factors used in cause prioritization—and how these factors help us decide where to…

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    Marine Life is Struggling to Find Breathable Seas

    Futurity Oct 7, 2020

    Laboratory experiments indicate that many marine creatures could theoretically tolerate temperatures far higher than what they encounter today. But these studies don’t mean that marine animals can maintain their current…

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    Plight of Farm Animals Planted Seeds of Animal Welfare Trust Founder’s Destiny

    Animal Grantmakers Sep 15, 2020

    “The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” This quote from Mahatma Gandhi has always resonated with Animal Welfare Trust’s founder and president,…

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    Registration Open for 2020 Animal Grantmakers Virtual Conference: Complimentary Event October 28 – 29 for Funders Only

    Animal Grantmakers Sep 15, 2020

    Animal Grantmakers, a group of funders working together to create real and lasting change for animals, offers an annual conference for its current and prospective members to convene and participate…

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    You Want to Help Animals, But How?

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    Heart, head, and hands are the keys to effective philanthropy. When it comes to animals, the heart is easy: but how do we also use our heads? One of my…

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    Class- and Race-based Biases as Barriers to Pet Adoption

    Animal Grantmakers Aug 11, 2020

    In the wake of recent Black Lives Matter protests and the call for racial justice in America, Animal Grantmakers has been researching diversity and inclusion within animal welfare. As part…

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    Mary Ippoliti-Smith: A Career in Animal Protection by Way of a Chance Newspaper Ad

    Animal Grantmakers Aug 11, 2020

    Maddie’s Fund is a family foundation created by Workday co-founder Dave Duffield and his wife Cheryl in 1994 as a promise to their beloved schnauzer Maddie, a small dog with…

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    What Can We Do About Wild Animal Suffering?

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    Giving Compass’ Take: • Persis Eskander, a researcher at the Open Philanthropy Project, discusses the problem of wild animal suffering and questions to consider when trying to address this issue.  •…

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    How Can Animal Advocates Support Other Movements?

    Animal Charity Evaluators

    Giving Compass’ Take: • In this Animal Charity Evaluators post, several experts in the animal advocacy sector talk about addressing equity, human oppression and other social justice causes. • Could…

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    Eight Ways to Volunteer for Animals Effectively

    Animal Charity Evaluators

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Animal Charity Evaluators lists several effective ways to give your time to support animal welfare.   • Farmed animal charities are recommended here, since they are the…

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    Is Lab-grown Meat Better for the Climate?

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    Giving Compass’ Take: • John Lynch and Raymond Pierrehumbert explain how they uncovered the possibility that lab-grown meat will not live up to one of its supposed benefits: Being climate-friendly.  •…

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    Media Coverage of COVID-19 Fails to Connect Human Exploitation of Animals to Disease Outbreak

    Animal Grantmakers Jul 9, 2020

    A Q&A with Sentient Media Q: What percentage of people know what caused COVID-19? Today, ​up to 90% of people in the U.S. do not understand where the novel coronavirus​…

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