“Modelling the outcomes of animal welfare interventions: One possible approach to the trade-offs between subjective experiences” by Animal Ask, Ren Ryba

TLDR: To guide our research on new interventions for the animal advocacy movement, we need a framework that allows us to quantify the subjective experiences of animals. For example, if we were comparing two campaigns—say, a) phasing out fast-growing breeds or broiler chickens and b) implementing more humane pesticides for use on crops—we would need to produce a quantitative estimate of the potential impact of these two campaigns. Note that we also consider many qualitative factors—this quantitative estimation represented by our framework is only one piece of information among many that we use. This report is also available on Animal Ask website. Downloadable version in pdf Executive summary At Animal Ask, we spent most of 2023 conducting prioritisation research to identify the most promising goals and strategies for the animal advocacy movement. The aim of that project was to identify goals and strategies that could be more impactful [...] ---Outline:(00:54) Executive summary(05:11) Summary of our framework(07:11) Our framework in detail(12:27) Cumulative Pain: The basis of our framework(16:21) Pleasure: Adding positive welfare(21:22) Adjusted: Making trade-offs between different intensities of pain and pleasure(33:35) How do we make comparisons across different animal species?(33:41) Welfare ranges(39:26) Sentience(41:39) How do we compare improving welfare vs. averting lives?(43:32) How do we make comparisons across time?(46:23) Limitations of the framework(48:25) A toy example: Trilobites and dodos--- First published: May 29th, 2024 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/fYNwTtdqzWttx6uvL/modelling-the-outcomes-of-animal-welfare-interventions-one --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.