Thanks Ozzie! I should have been more precise in my claim. I’m guessing people who happen to be vegans or animal rights activists cumulatively donated millions in the 2020 election cycle. I’m just not aware of anyone donating substantial $ for the purpose of advancing animal advocacy.
But, in fairness, this may well be true of a lot of the $45M donated by industry-aligned individuals too. E.g. $14.7M of the $45M was donated by executives of Mountaire Corp, almost entirely to conservative groups. My guess is that’s likely because those executives are personally conservative—not because they’re buying influence.
And yeah I agree the money involved is surprisingly little given the stakes. I’d love to see someone try to organize vegans to give politically, though you’d also need to get the vegans to tell politicians this is why they’re donating, which might be more challenging.
Thanks Ozzie! I should have been more precise in my claim. I’m guessing people who happen to be vegans or animal rights activists cumulatively donated millions in the 2020 election cycle. I’m just not aware of anyone donating substantial $ for the purpose of advancing animal advocacy.
But, in fairness, this may well be true of a lot of the $45M donated by industry-aligned individuals too. E.g. $14.7M of the $45M was donated by executives of Mountaire Corp, almost entirely to conservative groups. My guess is that’s likely because those executives are personally conservative—not because they’re buying influence.
And yeah I agree the money involved is surprisingly little given the stakes. I’d love to see someone try to organize vegans to give politically, though you’d also need to get the vegans to tell politicians this is why they’re donating, which might be more challenging.
Vegans could donate to an animal protection group, like HSUS, to lobby on their behalf. That should make it clear why they’re donating.
Yea, this is what I was assuming the action/alternative would be. This strategy is very tried-and-true.