“Introducing ‘Better for Animals’: A New Public Resource for Evidence-Based Animal Advocacy” by Animal Charity Evaluators, Alina Salmen, Max Taylor

Animal advocates use a wide variety of approaches to help animals—from running corporate campaigns to get chickens out of cages, to researching wild animal welfare science, to influencing lawmakers to support plant-based policies. But which of these approaches are the most promising, and how can they be made more effective? Evaluating and comparing them is a monumental challenge—especially as our field has less empirical research available to guide decisions than other cause areas, such as global health and development.1 However, the animal advocacy evidence base is growing: On average, we add more than 100 articles to our Research Library each month. This is great news; however, it brings its own challenges. While we have always consulted existing research to inform our grantmaking and charity recommendation decisions, the increasing volume and complexity of research called for ACE to adopt a more systematic and dynamic approach to synthesizing results from empirical [...] ---Outline:(03:53) The Project(05:17) The Research Process(07:26) Limitations(10:06) Acknowledgments--- First published: September 24th, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/nQN5YwvbdDEYzRuKn/introducing-better-for-animals-a-new-public-resource-for --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.