Thanks, this comment was a pretty big update for me towards Hypatia’s interpretation (I’d previously been much closer to Ben’s).
Footnote 50 from that blockquote is also relevant:
In addition to lengthy email correspondence, our impression here was informed by evidence we cannot publish, including calls with Anima International’s leadership and correspondence in a public Facebook group (“Effective Animal Advocacy – Discussion”). Even though Anima and the ACE staff members who are discussed in the email thread encouraged us to publish the email correspondence, members of the evaluations committee decided against this to protect the privacy of the third parties mentioned, and to assure charities that we keep our private correspondence confidential.
Thanks, this comment was a pretty big update for me towards Hypatia’s interpretation (I’d previously been much closer to Ben’s).
Footnote 50 from that blockquote is also relevant: