Category: Interviews & Conversations
The following is a summary of a conversation that took place as part of our evaluation of Farm Forward. Ben Goldsmith is the Executive Director and Aaron Gross is the Founder and CEO of Farm Forward. Ben and Aaron spoke with Jon Bockman, … Read more
The following is a summary of a conversation that took place on February 9, 2015 as part of our investigation of undercover investigations. Matt Rice spoke with Allison Smith, ACE’s Director of Research.
Matt’s role and background
Matt is the Director of Investigations at MFA, … Read more
The following is a summary of a conversation that took place on April 27, 2015. Carter Dillard is the Director of Litigation at the Animal Legal Defense Fund. Carter spoke with Allison Smith, ACE’s Director of Research.
Legal risks for undercover investigators
An issue with conducting investigations is that the relevant laws contain a lot of grey area, … Read more
The following is a summary of a conversation that took place on March 13, 2015 as part of our investigation of undercover investigations and open rescues. Wayne Hsiung spoke with Allison Smith, ACE’s Director of Research. A lot of focus is placed on DxE’s video “Truth Matters” and on the making of that video. … Read more
Dr Anthony J. Nocella II Ph.D., award-winning author, community organizer, and professor is an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Fort Lewis College. He is an Executive Director of the Institute for Critical Animal Studies, National Co-coordinator of Save the Kids, … Read more
Sharon Núñez Gough and Thomas Hecquet spoke with Allison Smith, ACE’s Director of Research, on September 4, 2015.
An overview of the past year
What has changed in the past year?
Sharon Núñez Gough said that Animal Equality’s strategic plan is still in progress because creating such a plan for a large international charity is challenging. … Read more
Steven Wise and Natalie Prosin spoke with Allison Smith, ACE’s Research Manager, on August 12, 2015.
The Goals and Impact of The Nonhuman Rights Project
What are the overall goals of The Nonhuman Rights Project?
Throughout history, there has been a legal wall separating “persons” on the one side, … Read more
The following is a summary of a conversation that took place as part of our evaluation of The Humane League. Quilla Park spoke with Allison Smith, ACE’s Research Manager, on September 3, 2015.
Initial involvement with The Humane League
At university, … Read more
ACE’s Director of Research, Allison Smith, spoke with Animal Ethics’ Leah Mckelvie and Oscar Horta on August 19, 2015.
1-Year, 5-Year, and Overall Goals of Animal Ethics
Explaining the 1-5 year goals of Animal Ethics first requires discussing Animal Ethics’s purpose. … Read more
The following is a summary of a conversation that took place as part of our evaluation of The Humane League. David Coman-Hidy is the Executive Director of THL. David spoke with Allison Smith, ACE’s Director of Research, on October 1, 2015. … Read more
Che Green, Executive Director of Faunalytics, spoke with Jon Bockman, ACE’s Executive Director, on August 12, 2015.
Organizational Goals
Faunalytics’ overarching goal is to empower animal advocates with information. This mostly involves creating independent research, working directly with client organizations, and providing resources for individual advocates. … Read more
Jesse Marks, Animals Australia’s Director of Education and Outreach, spoke with Jon Bockman, ACE’s Executive Director, on August 18, 2015.
The overall goals and impact of Animals Australia
As an organization what are your one year, five year, and overarching goals? … Read more
The following is a summary of a conversation that took place as part of our evaluation of The Humane League. Andrea Gunn is the National Grassroots Director at THL. Andrea spoke with Allison Smith, ACE’s Director of Research, on July 22, … Read more
The following is a summary of a conversation that took place as part of our evaluation of The Humane League. Clare Farrow is a former intern and current volunteer with THL. Clare spoke with Allison Smith, ACE’s Director of Research, on September 4, … Read more
The following is a summary of a conversation that took place as part of our evaluation of The Humane League. Rachel Huff-Wagenborg is the Director of Operations at THL. Rachel spoke with Jon Bockman, ACE’s Executive Director, on October 1, 2015. … Read more
The following is a summary of a conversation that took place as part of our evaluation of The Humane League. Ana Ortega is the Mexico Campaign Coordinator at THL. Ana spoke with Allison Smith, ACE’s Director of Research, on August 27, … Read more
Nick Cooney spoke with Jacy Reese, a Research Associate at ACE, on September 2, 2015.
US and Canada Investigations
Mercy For Animals (MFA) has released six investigations so far this year, focusing primarily on poultry farms, and plans to release four more by the end of the year. … Read more
The following is a summary of a conversation that took place as part of our evaluation of The Humane League. Aaron Ross is the Director of Campaigns at THL. Aaron spoke with Allison Smith, ACE’s Director of Research, on July 23, … Read more
Isha Datar, Executive Director of New Harvest, spoke with Allison Smith, ACE’s Director of Research, on July 28, 2015.
Strategic Plans
New Harvest aims to be a strategic grant-making organization that focuses on catalytic grants that allow Researchers to go from early stage ideas and preliminary research to having a prototype, … Read more
Nikki Bollaert is Director of development at Mercy For Animals, where she serves as fundraising strategist and manager of MFA’s philanthropy team. Nikki has worked in the field of development and philanthropy for 23 years, building development programs at nonprofit organizations, … Read more
Dil Peeling, Compassion in World Farming’s Director of Campaigns, spoke with Allison Smith, ACE’s Director of Research, on August 5, 2015.
1 year and 5 year goals
1 year goals
Compassion in World Farming is currently focused on several campaigns. They are fighting against the long distance live export trade from the UK to EU and between EU and non-EU countries. … Read more
Carol J. Adams is the author of The Sexual Politics of Meat; in October, a 25th anniversary edition will be released as part of Bloomsbury’s Revelations series. She is also the author of many other books, most recently Never Too Late to Go Vegan: The Over-50 Guide to Adopting and Thriving on a Plant-Based Diet and the co-edited volume (with Lori Gruen), … Read more
Peter Singer is Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics in the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University and an ACE advisory Board Member. His books include Animal Liberation, Practical Ethics, The Life You Can Save, and The Point of View of the Universe. … Read more
Ethan Brown, chief executive officer and co-founder of Beyond Meat—a company focused on rebuilding meat from plants—gained an appreciation for agriculture and the natural world from his father, a professor, conservationist, and hobby farmer. This interest shaped the direction of his career, … Read more
We recently had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Carrie Freeman about effective communication strategies for animal rights advocacy. Her most recent publication, Framing Farming, examines a fundamental question in the AR movement: should we construct farming campaign messages based more on utility or ideology? … Read more
The following is a summary of a conversation that took place on August 27, 2014 as part of our evaluation of Animal Equality. Thomas Hecquet spoke with Allison Smith, ACE’s Research Manager.
1 year and 5 year goals
The organization has separate websites for each of the four languages – … Read more
The following is a summary of a conversation that took place on October 7, 2014 as part of our evaluation of Animal Equality. Sharon spoke with Allison Smith, ACE’s Research Manager.
If AE was able to attract the amount of investment that ACE would be able to direct towards a top charity, … Read more
The following is a summary of a conversation that took place on September 17, 2014 as part of our medium depth investigation of Anonymous for Animal Rights. Naomi Oppenheimer spoke with Jon Bockman, ACE’s Executive Director.
Goals: 1 year & 3-5 year
Anonymous focuses on education, … Read more
The following is a summary of a conversation that took place as part of our evaluation of The Albert Schweitzer Foundation. Mahi spoke with Allison Smith, ACE’s Research Manager, on September 15, 2014.
1-year and 5-year goals
Financial: They want to have a fixed donor base and they are mostly aiming for donors who donate monthly, … Read more
A conversation with The Humane League’s Executive Director David Coman-Hidy and volunteers Sabine Doebel and Zach Groff that took place on October 14th, 2014. They spoke with Allison Smith, ACE’s Director of Research. View the full review.
Who is typically involved in setting up/running/analyzing your studies? … Read more