Not exact matches
In addition to a new
Animal Response Team name and cause awareness campaign, the aquarium
also launched a new «Sheddvocate» public engagement and
advocacy program designed to inspire individuals to take action and join in the
organization's mission to rescue, rehabilitate, release and rehome
animals.
In a statement, University College London neurophysiologist Roger Lemon, chair of the Policy Advisory Group of the pro-research
advocacy organization Understanding
Animal Research, says that the Newcastle group's research is «of the highest quality, and the group involved are
also doing fundamental research into the relationship between functional MRI and «invasive» recordings, which is critical to our ability to understand fMRI studies in people.»
We would
also expect other farm
animal advocacy groups to be more similar in effectiveness to our top charities than to
animal shelters, since much of the difference in effectiveness is due to the type of programs
organizations run, rather than to unique organizational characteristics
Animal industry use
organizations also have emphasized for years that HSUS does not provide significant funding to local humane societies, but the HSUS incorporated purpose was always to conduct
advocacy at the national level.
Kathy is
also the founder and director of Wisconsin Voters for Companion
Animals, a grass - roots political
advocacy organization that works towards advancing humane legislation while preserving
animal owners rights.
We believe that Open Cages works in a relatively neglected area of
animal advocacy, as there appear to be few other
organizations in Poland pursuing programs similar to theirs, especially in the area of farmed
animal advocacy.143, 144 They have
also helped several other
organizations work in Poland, such as ProVeg and the Albert Schweitzer Foundation, whom they have given advice on strategy, legal issues, and recruiting.145 They believe they will be able to coordinate corporate campaigns with the Albert Schweitzer Foundation in the future, and are currently in contact with them about this.146 They have
also been coordinating their fur campaign with the
organization Viva!
We are
also glad to see them working in France, which seems to have fewer effective
animal advocacy organizations than similar countries.
The framework of assessment they have described to us includes important concerns such as opportunity costs, supporting the
animal advocacy movement, and alignment with Open Cages» overall strategy.132 Their assessment process
also involves asking important questions related to measuring success and failure, such as how they plan to evaluate the program, how long they plan to pilot it, and whether they already have data indicating that they should rethink their strategy.133 Metrics that they use to help evaluate specific programs include the number of restaurants that agree to provide vegan meals in response to their restaurant outreach, as well as the amount and overall sentiment of right - wing press discussion of their legal initiatives.134, 135 These metrics provide useful information, but we think an
organization prioritizing among many different interventions could benefit from the use of metrics that are more directly related to their ultimate goals, rough estimates though they may be.
Through the Open Wing Alliance, they have shared tools with and trained advocates at many
organizations, and provided grants and support to individual advocates in countries with few
animal advocacy organizations.153 They have developed resources that they share freely with OWA member
organizations, including a corporate outreach campaign manual and a guide to pressure campaigns.154 THL has
also collaborated with other
organizations in a variety of ways, including by sharing training materials and campaign research.155 They feel that collaboration is highly valuable to the
animal advocacy movement, and see it as part of their role to encourage
organizations to coordinate on large - scale campaigns.156
We are
also glad to see them working in Eastern Europe, which seems to have fewer effective
animal advocacy organizations than some other parts of the world.
Sarah has
also long been involved in various
animal advocacy organizations in Massachusetts and recently retired from her job as a Massachusetts state Administrative Law Judge.
It
also undercuts the spay / neuter efforts of
animal advocacy organizations.
Your local humane
organization or
animal advocacy group
also may have information about other groups or
organizations in your area that assist pet parents with veterinary bills.
Your local humane
organization or
animal advocacy group
also may have information about other groups or
organizations in your area that assist pet owners with veterinary bills.