Finding this list very useful personally, so thanks for that!
I am also planning to use it to help create a discussion group on the topic. There is a shorter version from EAF, but here are the questions for discussion I’m thinking of discussing:
Suffering:
a. Are we convinced that K-Selecting species have net negative lives?
b. Are we convinced that R-Selecting species have net negative lives?
c. Are we convinced that wild animals, in total, have net negative lives?
Prioritisation: How far should we prioritise work on reducing WAS compared to:
a. farm animal advocacy,
b. other EA cause areas?
Potential crucial considerations:
a. Should we still focus on WAS if we believed that animals had net positive lives?
i. Would this change how far we prioritise the cause over other cause areas?
ii. What effect would this have on the actual interventions that we favoured?
b. Should we still focus on WAS if a scientific consensus emerged that most insects were not sentient (but other r-selecting species, like many fish, small mammals or birds etc, still were)?
i. Would this change how far we prioritise the cause over other cause areas?
ii. What effect would this have on the actual interventions that we favoured?
How far should we prioritise each of the following steps:
a. Spreading anti-speciesism and concern for all sentient beings, including those living in the wild.
b. Raising awareness of the very bad situation in which wild animals are, and spreading the view that we should be prepared to intervene to aid them.
c. Doing research regarding the situation in which these animals are and the ways in which the harms they suffer can be reduced, rather than increased.
d. Supporting those interventions in nature that are feasible today and present them as examples of what could be done for the good of animals in the wild at a bigger scale.
What are the different actions and interventions we can take for each of the above steps:
a. As a community?
b. As individuals?
Can we come up with 1 single personal goal to do more in this space? Create a timeframe and feedback loop or commitment device for this?
Finding this list very useful personally, so thanks for that!
I am also planning to use it to help create a discussion group on the topic. There is a shorter version from EAF, but here are the questions for discussion I’m thinking of discussing:
Suffering: a. Are we convinced that K-Selecting species have net negative lives? b. Are we convinced that R-Selecting species have net negative lives? c. Are we convinced that wild animals, in total, have net negative lives?
Prioritisation: How far should we prioritise work on reducing WAS compared to: a. farm animal advocacy, b. other EA cause areas?
Potential crucial considerations: a. Should we still focus on WAS if we believed that animals had net positive lives? i. Would this change how far we prioritise the cause over other cause areas? ii. What effect would this have on the actual interventions that we favoured? b. Should we still focus on WAS if a scientific consensus emerged that most insects were not sentient (but other r-selecting species, like many fish, small mammals or birds etc, still were)? i. Would this change how far we prioritise the cause over other cause areas? ii. What effect would this have on the actual interventions that we favoured?
How far should we prioritise each of the following steps: a. Spreading anti-speciesism and concern for all sentient beings, including those living in the wild. b. Raising awareness of the very bad situation in which wild animals are, and spreading the view that we should be prepared to intervene to aid them. c. Doing research regarding the situation in which these animals are and the ways in which the harms they suffer can be reduced, rather than increased. d. Supporting those interventions in nature that are feasible today and present them as examples of what could be done for the good of animals in the wild at a bigger scale.
What are the different actions and interventions we can take for each of the above steps: a. As a community? b. As individuals?
Can we come up with 1 single personal goal to do more in this space? Create a timeframe and feedback loop or commitment device for this?
Is this from EAF, not LEAN?
Yes, you’re right, I got mixed up because I found it from the database of useful EA organisers’ resources. I’ve edited the comment!