Monthly Spotlight: Welfare Footprint Institute
This month, we spoke with Dr. Cynthia Schuck-Paim and Dr. Wladimir J. Alonso, Co-Founders of the Welfare Footprint Institute (WFI), a nonprofit research organization dedicated to developing and disseminating scientifically rigorous methods for quantifying animal welfare.
With backgrounds in evolutionary biology, … Read more
The impacts of AI on animal advocacy
Introduction
The role of artificial intelligence (AI) in our everyday lives is rapidly accelerating. Take ChatGPT: released less than three years ago, it now has over a billion weekly users, and is already vastly more capable than the original version. The same goes for other popular AI models, … Read more
Monthly Spotlight: Compromiso Verde
This month, we spoke with Sandra Lopes, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Compromiso Verde, one of ACE’s latest Movement Grant recipients.
As a trained lawyer with over 15 years of experience in animal advocacy, Sandra has led impactful campaigns across Latin America focused on corporate outreach, … Read more
ACE Interviews: Lynette Bye
Lynette Bye is a productivity coach and founder of EA Coaching. Before that, she researched self-control under Angela Duckworth at the University of Pennsylvania. Lynette got involved in Effective Altruism in 2014 while earning a degree in psychology from Harvard University. … Read more
Conversation with Che Green, Brooke Haggerty, and Jo Anderson of Faunalytics
Che Green is the Executive Director, Brooke Haggerty is the Operations Manager, and Jo Anderson is the Research Director of Faunalytics. They spoke with ACE Senior Researcher Sydney Heiss on July 22, 2019. This is a summary of their conversation. … Read more
Conversation with Rachel Dreskin of Compassion in World Farming USA
Rachel Dreskin is the Executive Director of CIWF USA, otherwise known as Compassion USA. She spoke with ACE Researcher Maria Salazar on July 23, 2019. This is a summary of their conversation. … Read more
Conversation with Leah Garcés and Lucas Alvarenga of Mercy For Animals
Leah Garcés is the President and Lucas Alvarenga is the Senior Vice President – International of Mercy For Animals. They spoke with ACE Senior Researcher Greg Boese on July 22, 2019. This is a summary of their conversation. … Read more
Conversation with Philip Lymbery of Compassion in World Farming International
Philip Lymbery is the Global Chief Executive of Compassion in World Farming International (CIWF or Compassion). He spoke with ACE Researcher Maria Salazar on July 31, 2019. This is a summary of their conversation. … Read more
Conversation with Clare Bland, Bruce Friedrich, and Alexis Vanderhye of The Good Food Institute
Clare Bland is the director of development, Bruce Friedrich is the Executive Director, and Alexis Vanderhye is the Senior Foundations Manager of The Good Food Institute (GFI). They spoke with ACE Senior Researcher Greg Boese on July 17, 2019. This is a summary of their conversation. … Read more
Conversation with Reut Horn of Animals Now
Reut Horn is the Executive Director of Animals Now (formerly known as Anonymous for Animal Rights). She spoke with ACE Researcher Maria Salazar on July 23, 2019. This is a summary of their conversation. … Read more
Conversation with Mahi Klosterhalfen of the Albert Schweitzer Foundation
Mahi Klosterhalfen is the CEO and President of the Albert Schweitzer Foundation (ASF). He spoke with ACE Researcher Maria Salazar on July 24, 2019. This is a summary of their conversation. … Read more
Conversation with Varda Mehrotra of FIAPO
Varda Mehrotra is the Executive Director of the Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations (FIAPO). She spoke with ACE Researcher Jamie Spurgeon on July 31, 2019. This is a summary of their conversation. … Read more
Conversation with Lauren Choplin of the Nonhuman Rights Project
Lauren Choplin is the communications director of the Nonhuman Rights Project. She spoke with ACE Researcher Maria Salazar on July 23, 2019. This is a summary of their conversation. … Read more
Conversation with Dobrosława Gogłoza and Jan Sorgenfrei of Anima International
Dobrosława Gogłoza is the Executive Director and Jan Sorgenfrei is the Director of Campaigns at Anima International. They spoke with ACE Researcher Jamie Spurgeon on July 12, 2019. This is a summary of their conversation. … Read more
Conversation with David Coman-Hidy and Andrea Gunn of The Humane League
David Coman-Hidy is the President and Andrea Gunn is the Executive Vice President of The Humane League (THL). They spoke with ACE Senior Researcher Sydney Heiss on July 18, 2019. This is a summary of their conversation. … Read more
ACE Interviews: Eve Samyuktha
Eve Samyuktha is the founder of Vegans of Shanghai (VoS) and senior Sales Consultantof Plant Based Consulting China. Eve spoke with ACE Executive Director Leah Edgerton on July 8, 2019. This is a summary of their conversation. … Read more
Conversation with Prashanth V. of the Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations (FIAPO)
Prashanth V. is the Deputy Campaigns Director of FIAPO. He spoke with ACE Managing Editor Melissa Guzikowski on September 11, 2018. This is a summary of their conversation. … Read more
Conversation with Alokparna Sengupta and N.G. Jayasimha of Humane Society International/India
Alokparna Sengupta is the Deputy Director of Humane Society International/India (HSI/India) and N.G. Jayasimha is the Managing Director of HSI/India. They spoke with ACE Managing Editor Melissa Guzikowski on September 20, 2018. This is a summary of their conversation. … Read more
Conversation with Varun Deshpande of The Good Food Institute
Varun Deshpande is the Managing Director for India at The Good Food Institute (GFI). He spoke with ACE Managing Editor Melissa Guzikowski on September 2, 2018. This is a summary of their conversation. … Read more
Conversation with Gustavo Guadagnini of The Good Food Institute Brazil
Gustavo Guadagnini is the Managing Director at The Good Food Institute Brazil. He spoke with ACE Research Intern Victoria Schindel on October 24, 2018. This is a summary of their conversation. … Read more
Conversation with Sandra Lopes of HSI Brazil
Sandra Lopes is the food policy manager at Humane Society International/Brazil. She spoke with ACE Research Intern Victoria Schindel on October 17, 2018. This is a summary of their conversation. … Read more
Conversation with Patrycia Sato of Fórum Animal
Patrycia Sato is the animal welfare coordinator at Fórum Animal. She spoke with ACE Research Intern Victoria Schindel on October 23, 2018. This is a summary of their conversation. … Read more
Conversation with Guilherme Carvalho of SVB
Guilherme Carvalho is the CEO of Sociedade Vegetariana Brasileira (SVB). He spoke with ACE Research Intern Victoria Schindel on October 25, 2018. This is a summary of their conversation. … Read more
Conversation with Doctor Lynne Sneddon of University of Liverpool
Doctor Lynne Sneddon is the Director of bioveterinary science at the University of Liverpool. She spoke with ACE Researcher Kieran Greig on February 22, 2018. This is a summary of their conversation. … Read more
Conversation with Professor Victoria Braithwaite of Penn State University
Professor Braithwaite is a professor of fisheries and biology at Penn State University. She spoke with ACE Researcher Kieran Greig on February 20, 2018. This is a summary of their conversation. … Read more
Conversation with Phil Brooke of Compassion in World Farming
Phil Brooke is the Research and Education Manager at Compassion in World Farming (CIWF). He spoke with ACE Researcher Kieran Greig on March 12, 2018. This is a summary of their conversation. … Read more
Conversation with an Anonymous Animal Welfare Specialist From a Major Animal Advocacy Organization
An animal welfare specialist from a major animal advocacy organization spoke with ACE Researcher Kieran Greig on March 14, 2018. This is a summary of their conversation. … Read more
Conversation with Aaron Ross and Vicky Bond of The Humane League
Aaron Ross is the vice President of policy and strategy at The Humane League (THL) and Vicky Bond is the Managing Director of THL U.K. They spoke with ACE Researcher Kieran Greig on March 23, 2018. This is a summary of their conversation. … Read more
Conversation with Vivian Mocellin of Animal Equality Brasil
Vivian Mocellin is the Executive Director of Animal Equality Brasil. She spoke with ACE Research Intern Victoria Schindel on November 29, 2018. This is a summary of their conversation. … Read more
Conversation with Lucas Alvarenga of Mercy For Animals Brasil
Lucas Alvarenga is the Vice President of Mercy For Animals (MFA) Brasil. He spoke with ACE Research Intern Victoria Schindel on October 18, 2018. This is a summary of their conversation. … Read more