This is a really important write-up, and honestly, more people need to be talking about welfare research for invertebrates. The scale alone makes it impossible to ignore if there’s even a chance these animals experience something like pain, funding good science becomes a moral priority.
The work Arthropoda is doing seems incredibly high-leverage, especially given how little we currently understand. Even modest funding could meaningfully shift an entire field, so supporting them really does feel like one of those “small input, huge impact” opportunities.
This is a really important write-up, and honestly, more people need to be talking about welfare research for invertebrates. The scale alone makes it impossible to ignore if there’s even a chance these animals experience something like pain, funding good science becomes a moral priority.
The work Arthropoda is doing seems incredibly high-leverage, especially given how little we currently understand. Even modest funding could meaningfully shift an entire field, so supporting them really does feel like one of those “small input, huge impact” opportunities.