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minthin 20 Aug 2026 14:37 UTC
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on: So you want to start something for animals: a map of the incubators
Thanks for the summary, Sofia. Your point about this being an indicator of the growth of the movement really stands out to me!

minthin 30 Jul 2026 12:53 UTC
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on: Dietary Choices: A Multi-objective Optimisation Problem
I sense this is intended to help vegans be more tolerant of non-vegan allies? If so I wholeheartedly agree.
One dynamic that I think is missing is that being vegan is probably our best tool to help people erase their inherent speciesm. People can eat animals and still think of them as deserving of moral standing, but I certainly find it more rare. In terms of building effort and activism, I find usually people need to have stopped eating animals/products. That being said, we are finding new pathways besides diet change to people being invested in animal protection. I celebrate that!

minthin 29 Jul 2026 20:06 UTC
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in reply to: Jay Bailey🔸’s comment on: Let’s taboo the V-word
10% pledge doesn’t have a negative association with the people who we have yet to convince. A better comparison would be to stop calling the movement Effective Altruism lol

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minthin30 Jun 2026 19:45 UTC

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minthin 13 May 2026 1:20 UTC
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in reply to: Dillon Grannis’s comment on: Reflections on FarmKind’s January media campaign
I’m really excited to hear this, Dillon. I was kind of expecting the opposite response. Good on you. I appreciate your open mindedness and support for animal welfare.

minthin 12 May 2026 20:37 UTC
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in reply to: Dov’s comment on: Save Our Pigs!
Great thinking! I’ll DM you. If others are interested in doing something like this send me a message.

minthin 12 May 2026 19:02 UTC
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in reply to: metachirality’s comment on: Time Sensitive: Stop One of Biggest Threats for Animal Welfare
Excellent! Appreciate you <3

minthin 12 May 2026 19:01 UTC
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in reply to: SarahBluhm’s comment on: Time Sensitive: Stop One of Biggest Threats for Animal Welfare
You rock, thanks!

minthin 12 May 2026 18:57 UTC
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in reply to: Dillon Grannis’s comment on: Reflections on FarmKind’s January media campaign
Great case study! Thanks for offering yourself up as a data point. If you don’t mind me asking, do you find it convincing to do something about factory farming (donate, diet change, political action, etc)?

minthin 12 May 2026 18:55 UTC
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in reply to: Yarrow Bouchard 🔸’s comment on: Reflections on FarmKind’s January media campaign
Yes, I agree. These are all good takes, and I’ll own that I did not word my thoughts carefully enough for a constructive dialogue.
My point is that FK has some media acumen that the entire movement is struggling with. We are not in the news nearly as much as we should be. Yes, there is a line of taking it too far. But FK has seen what doesn’t work. They are experimenting and having nuanced success of getting earned media. I’m not saying it is justified, but I do think it is on the right track.

minthin 29 Apr 2026 12:50 UTC
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in reply to: Robi Rahman🔸’s comment on: MHR’s Quick takes
Kidnapping somebody would be a violent action.
A better analogy of non violent direct action would be breaking in to disable the clinic’s capabilities to provide abortions (without harming anybody).
In this case, the protesters would be subject to the same penalties under the law that the Ridglan protesters are. That being said, there is a case that what is happening to the dogs is illegal (311 counts of animal cruelty documented already). I’m wary of an appeal to authority bias here—just because they are not enforcing the law doesn’t mean what Ridglan is doing is legal. As pointed out, the necessity defense is being tested here, and has reason for consideration.

minthin 4 Mar 2026 20:55 UTC
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on: Should sustainable pet diets be a leading EA cause area?
I’m really appreciating this conversation!
Thank you Dr. Knight for raising awareness about a prospective cause area that is certainly neglected. I appreciate you working through the counterarguments you received and offering rebuttals.
Really appreciate the folks offering guidelines to help craft conversation that gets at the best possible outcome. Comparing efficacy of cause areas can be a heavy research lift for one who wants to get a convo started, but I can see how commenters would want the burden of proof to fall on the person who made the claim.
I like the synergy around teasing out viable interventions. It sounds like there are some initial leads, and more research would add confidence.
It seems to me that people look to their vets for determining a nutritious diet. Dr. Knight has already made tremendous headway to get the veterinary community to relax restrictions or even support plant-based diets for companion animals. Expanding upon this could be a key step toward social validation. It begs the question: if vets supported plant-based diets the way the medical community does, would people see it as superior product for their beloved furry friends?
Overall I’m excited about the potential of this being a backdoor approach to getting animals out of our food system without requiring (human) diet change.

minthin 25 Jan 2026 18:04 UTC
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in reply to: Gregory Lewis🔸’s comment on: Reflections on FarmKind’s January media campaign
Good point to be cautious about manufactured opposition. On the other hand, isn’t rage baiting a common way to garner attention in today’s environment? Isn’t that exactly what makes your comment so attractive to respond to/rebuff?
Perhaps I’m conflating rage baiting with manufactured opposition, but I do think FK is onto something here.

minthin 25 Jan 2026 17:57 UTC
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in reply to: Wendy Matthews’s comment on: Reflections on FarmKind’s January media campaign
Thank you for saying this Wendy, it is very big of Veganuary to have the bigger picture in mind for animals.

minthin 31 Dec 2025 11:46 UTC
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in reply to: plex’s comment on: Don’t Sell Stock to Donate
Good to know about Every, I just signed up for my org.

minthin 9 Dec 2025 3:19 UTC
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on: High-impact & urgent funding opportunity—Rodent fertility control
Hey Nitin! I’m so glad you are investing in this!! Such an important topic and I’m grateful for your work to marry conservation and welfare. There are few people who could do that, so I’m glad you have made strides already.
You may be interested to know we have a campaign in DC to manage rat populations without the use of poisons DCratsolutions.com
I read about the interest in creating a new contraceptive via a convening of experts/funders and a prize. That sounds cool to target it toward island species to make it focused on conservation with a humane approach. Do you have a sense of how it can incorporate established R&D on contraceptives so as to not be duplicative?

minthin 19 Nov 2025 18:46 UTC
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in reply to: Cat Kerr’s comment on: Funding priorities for Wild Animal Initiative in 2026
Agreed, there are still questions to be addressed about the existing field of contraceptives. I’m glad to see there has been innovation, and I hope the work continues!

minthin 19 Nov 2025 18:44 UTC
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in reply to: Cameron Meyer Shorb 🔸’s comment on: Funding priorities for Wild Animal Initiative in 2026
Wow, wishing you the best, @Cameron Meyer Shorb 🔸 .

minthin 18 Nov 2025 18:09 UTC
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on: Funding priorities for Wild Animal Initiative in 2026
Fascinating approach to rodenticide contraception, that is a cool way to galvanize a search for the solution. Does this mean you have analyzed the current contraceptives and feel that they fall short? Senestech has a new product called Evolve and Wisdom Goodworks has a product called Goodbites. Is it possible that either of these could already fit the criteria needed to manage rodent populations?

minthin 13 Mar 2025 21:03 UTC
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on: Which animals are most affected by fishing?
Thought provoking take! I hadnt considered this angle. While there is uncertainty, one obvious conclusion is to manage the welfare of animals killed by fishery industries. Supporting the work of organizations like Fish Welfare Initiative.
One note: the jargon was challenging to navigate. I almost ducked out at planktonic mysids and pelagic decapods! : P

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