This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In our inaugural “issue” of Animal Philanthropy, we introduced one of Animal Grantmakers’ founding members in “Andrew Rowan: A Visionary Leader in Animal Protection Philanthropy (Part I of II).” In…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Kelly Witwicki and Kieran Greig discuss various avenues of effective animal advocacy, focusing on social change and technological development respectively. • Which of these avenues is better aligned with…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jan Lee discusses a report that reveals how rising sea levels due to climate change will impact valuable estuaries in California’s Santa Cruz county, causing significant…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Alokparna Sengupta argues that India has made significant efforts toward animal welfare reform but still needs to view animal protection as a social issue and address…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Alok Hisarwala and Rajesh Kasturirangan explain that the list of everyday cruelty towards animals in India is endless, but apart from a handful of animal rights…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Although animal welfare funding from foundations grew from $41 million in 2000 to approximately $160 million in 2017, the environment/animals program area receives the smallest share of U.S. philanthropic dollars,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Founding member of Animal Grantmakers Andrew Rowan spent most of his early years in Cape Town, South Africa after being born in Zimbabwe and spending three years on Tristan da…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Animals play a positive role in the health of individuals, families and communities. The spike in pet fostering and adoptions during COVID-19 is an example of this. As people have…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In addition to the fact that the environment/animals program area receives the smallest share of U.S. philanthropic dollars, a mere 3 percent of total giving (Giving USA), there is a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The issues impacting animals are numerous and complicated. Ranging from local and regional to national and global, they affect the full spectrum of animal species, including companion animals, captive and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The COVID-19 pandemic is creating meatpacking bottlenecks, making it difficult to house and care for additional animals in these plants. • This will cause major dilemmas…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Shortly after reports showed how humans have led numerous species to the brink of extinction, the Trump administration has passed legislation weakening the Endangered Species Act and…