For those looking to dive into research on animal advocacy — either by conducting new research yourself or reading up on existing research — we provide a curated collection of research done by individuals, organizations, and academics, as well as an introduction to
the Animal Advocacy Research Fund.
There are a few reasons why the conclusions we draw from
animal advocacy research are often highly uncertain:
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This past fall, we completed the first funding round of
the Animal Advocacy Research Fund.
As a result,
animal advocacy research may be subject to various sorts of bias.
Thus, one of our goals at ACE is to encourage advocates and academics to get excited about
animal advocacy research.
The goal of the project was to supplement
our animal advocacy research by compiling information about other social movements.
The Effective
Animal Advocacy Research Library is an attempt at filling some of the gaps in our current understanding of charitable giving and animal advocacy.
Finally, we offered funding for one methodological research project exploring the feasibility of using experience sampling for
animal advocacy research.
I'm Samantha Berscht and I would like to introduce myself as the new program officer for ACE's
Animal Advocacy Research Fund (AARF).
The content is tailored primarily for those preparing proposals for
the Animal Advocacy Research Fund, but should generalize in some ways to other granting competitions as well.
Not exact matches
Get advice about volunteering for high - impact charities or choosing effective career paths, and dive into our
research reports on the efficacy of different
animal advocacy interventions.
GFI builds the capacity of the
animal advocacy movement by recruiting scientists and entrepreneurs to work in cellular agriculture and plant - based technology and by doing scientific
research.
Last week the committee released a survey done by a private
advocacy group that found that many of the country's leading
research labs do not follow voluntary guidelines for the humane treatment of
animals issued in 1992 by the Indian National Science Academy.»
«The most important [issue is] the removal of restrictions on the use of nonhuman primates and the ability to reuse
animals,» said Simon Festing, chief executive of Understanding
Animal Research, a British advocacy group promoting the need for humane animal res
Animal Research, a British advocacy group promoting the need for humane animal r
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advocacy group promoting the need for humane
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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
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
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
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
research into the relationship between functional MRI and «invasive» recordings, which is critical to our ability to understand fMRI studies in people.»
More than 100 scientists,
animal welfare officers, representatives of
advocacy groups and stakeholders from different countries met for a 2 - day conference in San Francisco to discuss how to improve transparency and to increase the public understanding of the essential contributions that
animal research makes to modern life science and biomedical
research.
Basel Declaration Society Belgian Brain Council European Academy of Neurology European
Animal Research Association European Brain Council European Chapter of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology European College of Neuropsychopharmacology European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations European Huntington Association European Society of Laboratory
Animal Veterinarians Fédération Européenne des Académies de Médecine (FEAM) Federation of European Laboratory
Animal Science Associations Federation of European Neuroscience Societies French Academy of Medical Sciences French Brain Council German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina Global Alliance for Mental Health
Advocacy Networks Europe Groupe Interprofessionnel de Réflexion et de Communication sur la Recherche International Brain
Research Organization — Pan European Regional Committee International Bureau for Epilepsy International League Against Epilepsy Serbian Brain Council Wellcome Trust
I am both honored and excited to be involved with the
Research Fund, and I look forward to seeing all the unique approaches to
animal advocacy as we evaluate future proposals.
The sponsorship is one of many facets of Pfizer
Animal Health's Commitment to Veterinarians — which offers support through training and education, research and development, and investing in the future of the veterinary profession — and includes advocacy and education for animal
Animal Health's Commitment to Veterinarians — which offers support through training and education,
research and development, and investing in the future of the veterinary profession — and includes
advocacy and education for
animalanimal care.
Get advice about volunteering for high - impact charities or choosing effective career paths, and dive into our
research reports on the efficacy of different
animal advocacy interventions.
The studies listed are the ones staff and
research interns have found most helpful or relevant in thinking about how to critically analyze
animal advocacy methods and organizations.
Ultimately, we plan to create a searchable and filterable database on the ACE website covering key studies, a resource for
animal advocates as well as those who
research animal advocacy as a field and social movement.
An at - least partial list of these organizations include: American Dog Owners Association, American Humane, American Kennel Club (AKC), American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals (ASPCA), American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), American Working Dog Federation, Association of Pet Dog Trainers, Best Friends, Center for Disease Control, Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), International Association of
Animal Behavior Consultants, International Association of Canine Professionals, National
Animal Control Association, National
Animal Interest Alliance, National Association of Dog Obedience Instructors, National Canine
Research Council, No Kill
Advocacy Center»
Previous
research on the number of
animals living in various environments, as well as statistics compiled by governments and other agencies, can be used to determine how many
animals are directly targeted by most types of
animal advocacy.
Summary Last month ACE hosted the 2017
Research Workshop on Effective
Animal Advocacy at Claremont Graduate University (CGU) in California.
Such
research could include both
research on how concern for wild
animals could be promoted throughout the
animal advocacy movement and society, and more technical
research on the experiences of
animals in the wild and the value of various interventions that could help them.
Executive Director Jon Bockman and Director of
Research Allison Smith on how ACE's strategy and research promote effective animal a
Research Allison Smith on how ACE's strategy and
research promote effective animal a
research promote effective
animal advocacy.
Animal Welfare Award, which recognizes an AVMA member for accomplishments in the field of animal welfare in leadership, public service, education, research or product development, or adv
Animal Welfare Award, which recognizes an AVMA member for accomplishments in the field of
animal welfare in leadership, public service, education, research or product development, or adv
animal welfare in leadership, public service, education,
research or product development, or
advocacy.
Humane Award, which recognizes a non-veterinarian for accomplishments in the field of
animal welfare in leadership, public service, education,
research or product development, or
advocacy.
Kara Holmquist, director of
advocacy for the MSPCA - Angell states, «
Research has consistently shown a link between
animal cruelty and violence against humans.
In November, we are organizing our own Symposium on Multidisciplinary
Research in Effective
Animal Advocacy.
This
research helps us identify the strongest
animal advocacy programs, and can provide guidance to
animal advocates in deciding which course to pursue.
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animals, Other species, Pacific rim, Regulation,
Research & testing, Science, USA Tagged With: Merritt Clifton, Michael Budkie, Robert Gibbens, SAEN, SNBL
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Animal organizations, Chimps & other primates, Feature Home Middle Right, Lab
animals, Regulation,
Research & testing, Sanctuaries, Science, Space research, USA Tagged With: Alpha Genesis, Frances Collins, Ham, John Paul Stapp, Merritt Clifton, Michael & Karen Budke, National Institutes of Heal
Research & testing, Sanctuaries, Science, Space
research, USA Tagged With: Alpha Genesis, Frances Collins, Ham, John Paul Stapp, Merritt Clifton, Michael & Karen Budke, National Institutes of Heal
research, USA Tagged With: Alpha Genesis, Frances Collins, Ham, John Paul Stapp, Merritt Clifton, Michael & Karen Budke, National Institutes of Health, SAEN
I obviously hate to say it, but I think
research will not play as significant a role in the future of
animal advocacy as it could or should.
This event will include presentations from researchers, professors, and graduate students from various disciplines who are conducting or planning
research that benefits
animals and / or the
animal advocacy movement.
ACE is excited to announce that we will be sponsoring the 2016 Symposium on Multidisciplinary
Research in Effective
Animal Advocacy.
ACE thinks that some of HLL's early studies were not conducted as well as they could have been, and that there were problems in some of the write - ups of those studies.262 For example, HLL conducted five studies with the same participant pool, which might have caused the results of some of those studies to be influenced by earlier experimental manipulations.263 Some studies also did not include appropriate control groups, and many studies did not control for desirability bias.264 We think these early studies helped influence
animal advocates to see
research into
animal advocacy methods as possible and desirable, but that their utility is otherwise limited by some of their design flaws.
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
Their success in their corporate campaigns, and the publication of their
research through Humane League Labs (HLL), has shifted the outlook and programming of several other
advocacy organizations toward finding the best ways to advocate for
animals.
The Center for Pet Safety is a registered 501 (c) 3
research and
advocacy organization dedicated to companion
animal and consumer safety.
Through our annual National
Animal Welfare Conference, innovative programs and original, Canadian research, we keep humane societies and SPCAs up - to - date on emerging animal welfare issues, training and funding opportunities and best practices in animal sheltering, humane education, legislation and adv
Animal Welfare Conference, innovative programs and original, Canadian
research, we keep humane societies and SPCAs up - to - date on emerging
animal welfare issues, training and funding opportunities and best practices in animal sheltering, humane education, legislation and adv
animal welfare issues, training and funding opportunities and best practices in
animal sheltering, humane education, legislation and adv
animal sheltering, humane education, legislation and
advocacy.
After years of
researching the Korean dog meat trade with the long - term intention of bringing it to an end, she'd recently co-founded the Change For
Animals Foundation, a small international animal welfare organization that works to create positive and lasting change for animals throughout the world through research, advocacy, campaigns, and strategic partnerships with other like - minde
Animals Foundation, a small international
animal welfare organization that works to create positive and lasting change for
animals throughout the world through research, advocacy, campaigns, and strategic partnerships with other like - minde
animals throughout the world through
research,
advocacy, campaigns, and strategic partnerships with other like - minded NGOs.
Animal Alliance of Georgia focuses on specific areas of interest: community outreach, including spay / neuter and vaccination drives in underserved areas and working to unchain dogs in Gwinnett and surrounding areas; and
research, education, and public
advocacy to encourage safe, humane laws.
EAG IV was expected to develop a review of the bacterial zoonoses transmitted via companion
animals, an overview of the existing surveillance and legislation on bacterial diseases transmitted by companion
animals, and a list of key areas for improvement in
research surveillance, education,
advocacy and intervention.
The symposium will be held November 12 - 13 at Princeton University, and will include presentations by researchers, professors, and graduate students from various disciplines who are conducting or planning
research that benefits
animals and / or the
animal advocacy movement.
In November, ACE co-hosted the 2016 Symposium on Multidisciplinary
Research in Effective
Animal Advocacy at Princeton University.
This event, featuring a keynote address by Peter Singer, will unite academic
research with
animal advocacy in an exciting and unprecedented way.
Organized in collaboration with the Princeton University Center for Human Values and the Princeton
Animal Welfare Society, the event brought together academics and advocates to discuss current and future potentially high - impact research on topics of import to effective animal adv
Animal Welfare Society, the event brought together academics and advocates to discuss current and future potentially high - impact
research on topics of import to effective
animal adv
animal advocacy.