With deep appreciation for his years of outstanding leadership, ACE is announcing that Executive Director Jon Bockman will soon be transitioning from his role on the staff to a new role on the board of directors. This will allow Jon to pursue other opportunities while continuing to provide guidance for ACE, … Read more
Announcements
A Letter from the Departing Executive Director
In the next couple of months, I’ll be transitioning from my role as ACE’s executive director to a position on the board of directors. The decision to end my tenure as an ACE staff member is bittersweet. I feel sad to be leaving a position that I love, … Read more
Announcing Our Director of Research Transition
We’re announcing a transition in the leadership of ACE’s research department. The first part of this post was written by our outgoing director of research, Allison Smith. The second part was written by our incoming director of research, Toni Adleberg.
Allison Smith, … Read more
We are Discontinuing our Social Movement Project
Introduction
In 2014, we began to pilot a long-term social movement analysis project. The goal of the project was to supplement our animal advocacy research by compiling information about other social movements. We gradually released four case studies of other movements: the children’s rights movement, … Read more
ACE’s Decision to Rescind our Recommendation of The Humane Society of The United States’ Farm Animal Protection Campaign
In the past week, numerous serious allegations of misconduct have been reported regarding The Humane Society of the United States’ (HSUS) former president and CEO Wayne Pacelle and former vice president of HSUS’ Farm Animal Protection Campaign (FAPC) Paul Shapiro1 during their tenure at the organization. … Read more