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RESEARCH DATABASE

We have produced a huge amount of output for a small team of researchers with reports that are shaping the conversation around ask formation movement-wide. Please feel free to browse the research database below and get in touch if you would like to discuss any of the reports further.

Animal Advocacy in Brazil: Top Opportunities for Impact

Animal Ask Team

Dec 3

Prioritisation

Animal Advocacy in Brazil: Top Opportunities for Impact

Brazil is a country of major opportunity but also major challenges. In a global context the scale of animal production in Brazil is immense

Animal Ask Team

Oct 11

Prioritisation

Farm Animal Welfare in Ghana

This study identifies several high-priority avenues for improving the welfare of these keystone species in Ghana agriculture.

Modelling the outcomes of animal welfare interventions: One possible approach to the trade-offs between subjective experiences

Ren Ryba

May 27

Approach

Modelling the outcomes of animal welfare interventions: One possible approach to the trade-offs between subjective experiences

This article describes the framework we at Animal Ask us to quantify the subjective experiences of animals.

Animal welfare in the United States: Opportunities for impact

Animal Ask Team

May 16

Foundational

Animal welfare in the United States: Opportunities for impact

How can animal advocates in the United States make the biggest impact on the lives of animals?

Using Shareholder Activism to help animals

Max Carpendale

Apr 25

Approach

Using Shareholder Activism to help animals

This report explores if buying the shares of corporations and leveraging its ownership rights has potential as an animal advocacy tactic

George Bridgwater

Apr 25

Approach

Insider Activism

This report covers examples of citizens participating in activism within or against the institutions they work in.

Meat reduction: How much can digital media and mass media help?

Ren Ryba

Apr 18

Approach

Meat reduction: How much can digital media and mass media help?

The animal advocacy movement invests into campaigns for meat reduction using digital and mass media ads. But, are they effective?

Choosing Tactics: Evidence from Social Movement Theory

Max Carpendale

Apr 4

Approach

Choosing Tactics: Evidence from Social Movement Theory

Each tactic has its distinctive benefits and trade-offs. How to strategically consider all possible options?

Max Carpendale

Mar 18

Approach

Lobbying through Public Consultation

Could animal advocates leverage from public consultations in Western democracies to influence policy?

Global performance indicators: Could they help improve animal welfare policy?

Ren Ryba

Mar 18

Approach

Global performance indicators: Could they help improve animal welfare policy?

This report considers establishing a new organisation that rank jurisdictions against each other on the basis of animal welfare policies.

Animal Ask Team

Nov 15, 2023

Prioritisation

Animal advocacy in Zimbabwe

Opportunities for animal advocacy in Zimbabwe

Establishing groups across or within major political parties

Ren Ryba

Oct 25, 2023

Approach

Establishing groups across or within major political parties

In this report, we ask whether the animal advocacy movement should invest more resources into forming party groups focused on animal welfare

Ren Ryba

Oct 6, 2023

Policy

Animal-focused minor political parties

Animal parties are minor (niche) political parties with a sigle-issue focus on animals.

Meat consumption and production in developing countries: who bucks the trend?

Matthew Blyth

Sep 25, 2023

Foundational

Meat consumption and production in developing countries: who bucks the trend?

An agenda for animal advocacy researchers Authors: Matthew Blyth & Ren Springlea Executive Summary The next few decades represent a...

Animal Welfare during Transport: a first look

Ren Ryba

Jun 5, 2023

Consultation

Animal Welfare during Transport: a first look

Is transport the best focus for animal advocacy campaigns, or should the movement's focus be elsewhere? In this report, we take a first look

Animal Ask Team

May 30, 2023

Prioritisation

Farmed fish advocacy in Denmark

Research on farmed fish advocay in Denmark on behalf of Dyrenes Alliance.

Fish Welfare in UK Wild Caught Fisheries

Max Carpendale

Apr 28, 2023

Policy

Fish Welfare in UK Wild Caught Fisheries

Wild caught fishing is distinguished both by the huge number of animals affected and by the complete neglect of welfare during slaughter

Economic evaluation of the transition to cage-free housing on the EU egg and pigmeat industries

Ren Ryba

Apr 8, 2023

Policy

Economic evaluation of the transition to cage-free housing on the EU egg and pigmeat industries

Economic analysis of the transition to cage-free housing in the European Union's egg and pigmeat industries

Does Sentience Legislation help animals?

Max Carpendale

Dec 9, 2022

Policy

Does Sentience Legislation help animals?

This report analyses the value of animal sentience legislation in terms of its current and future impact on animals.

Animal Ask Team

Nov 24, 2022

Prioritisation

Farmed animal advocacy in Uganda

Top opportunities for improving animal welfare and community health