Sources of Information for Animal Advocacy Research

[Animal Charity Evaluators]

When conducting animal advocacy research projects, the sheer amount of online material can be overwhelming. Fortunately, there are several research libraries and data repositories that can help you access high-quality, relevant, detailed information. Animal Charity Evaluators (ACE) has compiled a list of such sources that we have found particularly useful. We recommend considering these sources when carrying out your own research, in addition to search tools such as Google Scholar, Elicit, Consensus, Research Rabbit, or Semantic Scholar.

For more information on animal advocacy research and its benefits for animal causes, check out our blog post on the topic.

This is not an exhaustive list, and we are interested to hear what other sources of information you have found especially useful.

Organization	Resource	Description
Animal Charity Evaluators	Research library	A curated collection of research done by individuals, organizations, and academics in the fields of animal welfare science, psychology, social movements, and other relevant fields.
Animal Charity Evaluators	Research newsletter	A newsletter including all the empirical studies ACE is aware of from the last month about advocating for farmed animals or providing evidence that may be of interest to farmed animal advocates.
Animal Ask	Research database	In-depth, cross-comparative research to guide decision-making toward the most promising opportunities for animals.
Animal Welfare Library	Animal Welfare Library	A large collection of high-quality animal welfare resources.
Bryant Research	Insights	In-depth original research on meat reduction and alternative proteins.
Charity Entrepreneurship	Animal welfare reports	Reports on animal welfare published by Charity Entrepreneurship.
EA Forum	Animal welfare posts	Effective Altruism-focused forum with many posts on animal welfare.
Faunalytics	Original studies	Original studies on animal issues and animal advocacy conducted by Faunalytics.
Faunalytics	Research library	A large library of research about animal issues and animal advocacy.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	FAOSTAT	Food and agriculture data for over 245 countries and territories, dating from 1961.
Food Systems Innovation	Animal Data Project	Curated resources for topics related to wild animals and animals used for food, products, research, and entertainment.
Impactful Animal Advocacy	Slack community	A global online hub where advocates frequently share animal advocacy research.
Impactful Animal Advocacy	Newsletters	Monthly newsletter covering a range of animal advocacy updates and resources.
Impactful Animal Advocacy	IAA Wikis	A collection of Wiki databases on a variety of animal advocacy topics.
Open Philanthropy	Farm animal welfare research reports	Open Philanthropy’s research reports on farmed animal welfare.
Our World in Data	Animal Welfare	Data, visualizations, and writing on animal welfare.
Plant Based Data	Libraries	An organization providing studies and summaries on why we need a plant-based food system.
Rethink Priorities	Research reports	Rethink Priorities’ research reports on animal welfare.
Sentience Institute	Summary of evidence for foundational questions in animal advocacy	A summary of the evidence on all sides of important foundational questions in effective animal advocacy.
Tiny Beam Fund	Beacon	A series of key messages from academic works useful for tackling industrial animal agriculture in developing countries.
Tiny Beam Fund	Academic Studies Without Tears	A series that aims to turn academic research findings into accessible information for advocacy and frontline groups. Readers have to sign up via email.