I suppose many of the reasons I outline might be special cases of more generic reasons (especially for investing or donating to research), but it is worth pointing out what they look like in animal protection since it helps us weigh them more accurately. Some generic reasons might not apply to specific causes at all, and other generic reasons might be especially true for others.
I think 1-3 and 5 under giving now towards interventions are pretty specific to animal advocacy, although 5 applies to moral advocacy generally. I guess you could say 1 and 6 are special cases of the problem being solved eventually regardless, and 4 could be a consideration whenever there are incremental improvements.
I also just added a few more reasons which are fairly specific to animal protection in favour of giving later.
I suppose many of the reasons I outline might be special cases of more generic reasons (especially for investing or donating to research), but it is worth pointing out what they look like in animal protection since it helps us weigh them more accurately. Some generic reasons might not apply to specific causes at all, and other generic reasons might be especially true for others.
I think 1-3 and 5 under giving now towards interventions are pretty specific to animal advocacy, although 5 applies to moral advocacy generally. I guess you could say 1 and 6 are special cases of the problem being solved eventually regardless, and 4 could be a consideration whenever there are incremental improvements.
I also just added a few more reasons which are fairly specific to animal protection in favour of giving later.
Great :) I really agree about your first point. Also, it is beneficial to make a concrete realization of generic arguments in a specific case.