This is a lot more invertebrate welfare work than has been ever supported in the EA space than before (as far as I can tell).
Are you funding more invertebrate work because new opportunities are available, or because your minds have changed on working in this space?
Do you see invertebrate work becoming part of mainstream animal advocacy over the next few decades? Or, how do you see invertebrate welfare advocacy becoming part of the broader animal advocacy community in general?
That’s right, there is growing support for invertebrate welfare work.
For the EA Animal Welfare Fund, it is a matter of the availability of new opportunities. Historically we have been limited by the applications we received and the talent pool for active grantmaking in this space—both of those increased over time, corresponding to greater support of such initiatives from the fund.
We can already see growing interest from animal advocates. Outside our last funding round grantees, we can see groups like Material Innovation Initiativeworking on silkworms or Charity Entrepreneurship planning to incubate shrimp welfare charity. I believe it may be a matter of time when work on invertebrates will become part of mainstream effective animal advocacy movement.
This is a lot more invertebrate welfare work than has been ever supported in the EA space than before (as far as I can tell).
Are you funding more invertebrate work because new opportunities are available, or because your minds have changed on working in this space?
Do you see invertebrate work becoming part of mainstream animal advocacy over the next few decades? Or, how do you see invertebrate welfare advocacy becoming part of the broader animal advocacy community in general?
That’s right, there is growing support for invertebrate welfare work.
For the EA Animal Welfare Fund, it is a matter of the availability of new opportunities. Historically we have been limited by the applications we received and the talent pool for active grantmaking in this space—both of those increased over time, corresponding to greater support of such initiatives from the fund.
We can already see growing interest from animal advocates. Outside our last funding round grantees, we can see groups like Material Innovation Initiativeworking on silkworms or Charity Entrepreneurship planning to incubate shrimp welfare charity. I believe it may be a matter of time when work on invertebrates will become part of mainstream effective animal advocacy movement.