Sanu 🔸
Thank you to all the animal advocates fighting tirelessly to make these wins happen—and here’s to the many more wins yet to come.
Great to see that you’re donating, and that the kids had a great time!
I’m curious as to why you chose to donate here in particular (my understanding is that it was rooted in the ease of a wage sacrifice, so limited friction) - it was not necessarily a choice that would conventionally fall in line with EA frameworks, given not optimising for suffering minimised, lives saved, positive utility delivered, or another metric of choosing based on one’s worldview.
Of course, not every donation need optimise for those—there is a place for fuzzy altruism in personal satisfaction and sustainability amongst other reasons; looking forward to hearing what the rationale was here.
Full fatwa here (Malay): https://ciri.islam.gov.my/view/fatwa_cetak.php?id=16914
Cultivated meat can be declared halal as long as the cell culture comes from a halal animal that has been slaughtered according to Islamic law, and as long as the media is halal (so not derived from blood or other haram substances)
Note: I do not speak Malay, nor am I Muslim, so further confirmation from someone who fits either of those demographics would be beneficial
Incredibly excited to see what’s to come!
Looking forward to it!!
Alongside the increased focus on cost-effectiveness and impact (which is huge), do you expect this to bring new funding into the Indian animal space that wouldn’t have otherwise been unlocked by Impactful Giving? Looking forward to seeing how this goes; exciting stuff!