New interventions I’d like to see: I think my answers to Michael and Ula above cover my immediate thoughts here.
The impact of protest groups: I feel pretty unsure on this—it’s obviously hard to measure. My prior is that there’s a lot of value to building a bigger grassroots movement demanding action on factory farming, but that there’s always a risk that provocative tactics will alienate more people than they bring in. So it’s about striking that balance, and I’m uncertain on the right place to strike it. I’m not inclined to suggest anything I’d like to see them do since I don’t follow their work that closely and I don’t think they’re seeking my advice.
Aligning with the environmental movement: I also feel unsure on this. There are number of places where animal and environmental objectives don’t perfectly align, e.g. see efforts to substitute from beef to chicken and fish, which has worse welfare impacts. But I also think there’s a lot of overlap and scope for animal and environmental advocates to align on mutual interests, like advocating for government funding to advance alternative protein research.
Interesting Q’s:
New interventions I’d like to see: I think my answers to Michael and Ula above cover my immediate thoughts here.
The impact of protest groups: I feel pretty unsure on this—it’s obviously hard to measure. My prior is that there’s a lot of value to building a bigger grassroots movement demanding action on factory farming, but that there’s always a risk that provocative tactics will alienate more people than they bring in. So it’s about striking that balance, and I’m uncertain on the right place to strike it. I’m not inclined to suggest anything I’d like to see them do since I don’t follow their work that closely and I don’t think they’re seeking my advice.
Aligning with the environmental movement: I also feel unsure on this. There are number of places where animal and environmental objectives don’t perfectly align, e.g. see efforts to substitute from beef to chicken and fish, which has worse welfare impacts. But I also think there’s a lot of overlap and scope for animal and environmental advocates to align on mutual interests, like advocating for government funding to advance alternative protein research.