Some examples would be things like the Nonhuman Rights Project, efforts to replace animal products in entire businesses, schools, hospital chains, etc. and corporate or governmental welfare reforms, although I think those should be framed in a more anti-speciesist way than they are currently and I have concerns about whether cage-free leads to welfare improvements. I also count DxE’s work, which is aimed at institutional change ultimately but is currently in the movement building stage (we will be doing more concrete work in the near future though).
I’m also increasingly skeptical about persuasion on its own, so I’m interested in this line of thinking.
Can you say more about what you mean by “institutional change” in the context of animal rights? What are some examples of what would qualify?
Some examples would be things like the Nonhuman Rights Project, efforts to replace animal products in entire businesses, schools, hospital chains, etc. and corporate or governmental welfare reforms, although I think those should be framed in a more anti-speciesist way than they are currently and I have concerns about whether cage-free leads to welfare improvements. I also count DxE’s work, which is aimed at institutional change ultimately but is currently in the movement building stage (we will be doing more concrete work in the near future though).