It’s clear that EAA’s top charities reduce a lot of suffering. They currently undertake what may be the most cost-effective intervention. But another type of activities which have great potential in reducing large amounts of suffering are ‘meta-organizational’ ones.
EAA is an example of a “meta-charity” … Read more
The Haste Consideration
Guest post by Anonymous
Here’s a crucial consideration for effective animal activists.
The haste consideration: improving the world is vastly more valuable if you do it sooner.
I’ll first explain one way to see that the haste consideration is true, and then I’ll talk about one important implication of this consideration. … Read more
Wild Animal Suffering
Guest post by Anonymous
Wild animals matter too. This is an area often overlooked in calculations about the effectiveness of our actions to reduce suffering. It is an under-researched, under-emphasized issue which may be crucial to evaluate the effectiveness of certain actions we may take, … Read more
Beyond Meat™ vs. New Harvest
*Editors note: The author’s name has been removed from this post at their request.
Does Beyond Meat™ make New Harvest obsolete?
[For some clarifications and a response, see matheny’s comment.]
New Harvest is a unique charity within the animal cause. It was founded in 2004 to provide grant support for research on the development of meat substitutes, … Read more
Welcome to Effective Animal Activism
(NOTE: This post was made under Animal Charity Evaluators’ previous name, Effective Animal Activism.)
Welcome to the Effective Animal Activism blog!
Effective Animal Activism is an online resource and international community for people who are dedicated to reducing the suffering of animals. … Read more
It is Effectiveness, not Overhead, that Matters
Would you rather help prevent one animal from suffering or 200 animals, if it took the same effort?
Let’s say you recognize that giving to charities can make a profound impact on animals and perhaps you even believe it’s morally the right thing to do. … Read more