Executive summary: A new Hungarian animal advocacy organization shares their first 6 months of experience focusing on cage-free egg and fish welfare initiatives, highlighting successes in corporate outreach and challenges in building trust with farmers.
Key points:
Fish welfare project faced low survey response rates (11.45% of production) due to farmers’ distrust of animal advocates; organization is considering focusing on certification programs and building credibility.
Cage-free campaign shows early promise with positive corporate engagement approach—secured meetings with key retailers for 2025 and focusing on accountability for existing commitments rather than new ones.
Organization prioritizes learning from established groups (joined Open Wing Alliance) and building relationships with sustainability NGOs to increase local influence.
Key challenges include gaining public visibility in Hungary and reaching beyond existing vegan audiences.
New proposal to investigate effectiveness of reducing chicken meat consumption versus cage-free reforms (seeking feedback from EA community).
Actionable next steps: Continue positive corporate outreach, publish narrative report before Easter 2025, wait for Animal Ask’s Europe-wide fish welfare research before further fish initiatives.
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Executive summary: A new Hungarian animal advocacy organization shares their first 6 months of experience focusing on cage-free egg and fish welfare initiatives, highlighting successes in corporate outreach and challenges in building trust with farmers.
Key points:
Fish welfare project faced low survey response rates (11.45% of production) due to farmers’ distrust of animal advocates; organization is considering focusing on certification programs and building credibility.
Cage-free campaign shows early promise with positive corporate engagement approach—secured meetings with key retailers for 2025 and focusing on accountability for existing commitments rather than new ones.
Organization prioritizes learning from established groups (joined Open Wing Alliance) and building relationships with sustainability NGOs to increase local influence.
Key challenges include gaining public visibility in Hungary and reaching beyond existing vegan audiences.
New proposal to investigate effectiveness of reducing chicken meat consumption versus cage-free reforms (seeking feedback from EA community).
Actionable next steps: Continue positive corporate outreach, publish narrative report before Easter 2025, wait for Animal Ask’s Europe-wide fish welfare research before further fish initiatives.
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