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Research And Data As Tools In Advocates’ Decision-Making: A Focus On China & Southeast Asia

Nov 20 2024 Jah Ying Chung (Good Growth)

This Faunalytics study uncovers both internal and external applications of research, examines why advocates do or don't incorporate research into their work, and presents a roadmap for enhancing research engagement across China, Southeast Asia, and beyond. READ MORE

Research And Data As Tools In Advocates’ Decision-Making: A Focus On China & Southeast Asia

Nov 20 2024 Jah Ying Chung (Good Growth)

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Bridging U.S. Conservative Values And Animal Protection

To maximize our impact, animal advocates in the U.S. need strategies for working with politicians and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. This Faunalytics study helps us understand how to leverage conservative values to help animals. READ MORE

Sep 25 2024 Coni Arévalo

Creating A More Equitable Movement: Compensation In The Farmed Animal Advocacy Sector

The farmed animal advocacy movement has professionalized and grown within the nonprofit sector over the last 50 years. This Faunalytics study benchmarks salaries for the movement. READ MORE

Aug 28 2024 Andrea Polanco

Tactics In Practice: The Science Of Plant-Based Defaults And Nudges

Faunalytics' Research Liaison Björn Ólafsson takes a deep dive into research on the wide world of nudges, revealing best practices and possible pitfalls. READ MORE

Jul 31 2024 Björn Ólafsson

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Nov 20 2024 | Jah Ying Chung (Good Growth)

Research And Data As Tools In Advocates’ Decision-Making: A Focus On China & Southeast Asia

This Faunalytics study uncovers both internal and external applications of research, examines why advocates do or don't incorporate research into their work, and presents a roadmap for enhancing research engagement across China, Southeast Asia, and beyond.
In The Spotlight

Sep 25 2024 | Coni Arévalo

Bridging U.S. Conservative Values And Animal Protection

To maximize our impact, animal advocates in the U.S. need strategies for working with politicians and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. This Faunalytics study helps us understand how to leverage conservative values to help animals.
In The Spotlight

Aug 28 2024 | Andrea Polanco

Creating A More Equitable Movement: Compensation In The Farmed Animal Advocacy Sector

The farmed animal advocacy movement has professionalized and grown within the nonprofit sector over the last 50 years. This Faunalytics study benchmarks salaries for the movement.
In The Spotlight

Jul 31 2024 | Björn Ólafsson

Tactics In Practice: The Science Of Plant-Based Defaults And Nudges

Faunalytics' Research Liaison Björn Ólafsson takes a deep dive into research on the wide world of nudges, revealing best practices and possible pitfalls.

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Jan 6 2025 | Matthew Unerman

E.U. Farms: The Smaller They Are, The Harder They Fall

Europe’s small-scale farms are disappearing at an alarming rate. This report examines why and offers some solutions.
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Jan 3 2025 | Aeneas Koosis

Major Food Companies Still Supporting Cruel Chicken Industry Practices

Many food companies in North America are continuing to source fast-growing “Frankenchicken” breeds despite promises to improve standards.
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Jan 2 2025 | Anne Bailey Kim

It Takes A Village To Reduce Meat Consumption

Can community-level engagement in Meatless Monday help people eat less meat in the long run?
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Dec 24 2024 | Carolina Dolan

Can Contraceptives Improve Wild Animal Welfare?

Contraceptives present an alternative to lethal control of wild animal populations. This paper provides a theoretical overview of their potential benefits.
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Dec 23 2024 | Jenny Amphaeris

International Animal Welfare Guidelines Achieve Consensus

Animal welfare is rarely top of mind for international development organizations. These guidelines offer a practical starting point.
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Dec 20 2024 | Mona Zahir

Using Social Media To Call Out Animal Exploitation

Focusing on the Melbourne Cup, Australia’s leading horse racing event, researchers explore the nature of online activism.
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Dec 19 2024 | Alex Geerts

Cage-Free Commitments From Brazil’s Major Supermarkets

With deadlines fast approaching, here’s where the country’s supermarkets currently stand in their transition away from caged eggs.
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Dec 18 2024 | Andrea Polanco

What Vegan Advocates Can Learn From The Social Spread Of Quitting Smoking

Many vegans have seen how their diet and lifestyle can influence or spread to those around them. This Faunalytics study looks at the concept of social contagion and what animal advocates might be able to gain from it.
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Dec 18 2024 | Jonah Woodward

The Marketing Landscape Of Online Groceries

A comparison of plant-based and animal-sourced foods uncovers differences in how they’re marketed in-store and online.
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Dec 17 2024 | Matthew Unerman

Identifying Key Risks To Wild Animals In Canada

Researchers examine the reasons why thousands of wild animals are brought to wildlife centers across Canada each year.
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Dec 16 2024 | Mia Elliott

Towards Cage-Free Systems In Southeast Asia And India

A review of economics research highlights opportunities and realities for the future of cage-free egg production in Southeast Asia and India.
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Dec 13 2024 | Oleksandra Mukha

Animal Agriculture’s Role In The Colorado River Crisis

With reservoirs nearly empty and demand still rising, the Colorado River’s future hangs in the balance.

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Jan 6 2025 | Matthew Unerman

E.U. Farms: The Smaller They Are, The Harder They Fall

Europe’s small-scale farms are disappearing at an alarming rate. This report examines why and offers some solutions.
In The Spotlight

Jan 3 2025 | Aeneas Koosis

Major Food Companies Still Supporting Cruel Chicken Industry Practices

Many food companies in North America are continuing to source fast-growing “Frankenchicken” breeds despite promises to improve standards.
In The Spotlight

Jan 2 2025 | Anne Bailey Kim

It Takes A Village To Reduce Meat Consumption

Can community-level engagement in Meatless Monday help people eat less meat in the long run?
In The Spotlight

Dec 24 2024 | Carolina Dolan

Can Contraceptives Improve Wild Animal Welfare?

Contraceptives present an alternative to lethal control of wild animal populations. This paper provides a theoretical overview of their potential benefits.

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Founder & Executive Director, Planted Society

“Faunalytics helps us to measure the effectiveness of different advocacy strategies and helps us navigate how we show up for animals in different ways. As an advocacy organization, we depend on these essential findings when considering how we spend our limited resources.”
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Food Policy Lead, Sinergia Animal

“Research is fundamental to helping farmed animals, as making informed and data-driven decisions when campaigning is imperative for achieving good results. For this reason, Sinergia Animal believes Faunalytics is an essential organization in the animal rights movement.”
Maneesha Deckha

Professor, Lansdowne Chair in Law

“Faunalytics improves the rigour of the animal advocacy movement through its emphasis on facts and data. I direct my students to the website when they are exploring research topics and designing projects. I feel inspired and energized when I engage with the website and I hope they will too.”
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Host of Our Hen House, author of Always Too Much and Never Enough

“Faunalytics is one of those organizations that I look at with absolute awe. The services they provide to the animal protection community are unique and necessary.”
Haven King-Nobles

Co-Founder & Executive Director, Fish Welfare Initiative

“We firmly believe that the best decisions for animals are based in data and informed by high-quality research. That’s why one of the first things Fish Welfare Initiative does when embarking on a new project is to check Faunalytics to see what research is available.”
Sharon Nuñez

Co-Founder, Animal Equality

“Working with Faunalytics has helped Animal Equality further understand the importance of the animal protection movement answering its big questions on strategy and campaigns through data and research.”
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Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Western Carolina University

“I have found Faunalytics to be an invaluable source of information on human-animal interactions, attitudes towards other species, and the animal protection movement. I regularly use their website to keep up with current research findings - their reports on specific issues are comprehensive and refreshingly objective.”

Ana Bradley

Executive Director, Sentient

“The work Faunalytics does is vital. Data is key for effective journalism, and our team of writers and editors frequently use the insights and datasets that Faunalytics provides to make our work more robust and impactful.”
Britty Mann

Founder & Executive Director, Planted Society

“Faunalytics helps us to measure the effectiveness of different advocacy strategies and helps us navigate how we show up for animals in different ways. As an advocacy organization, we depend on these essential findings when considering how we spend our limited resources.”
Taís Toledo

Food Policy Lead, Sinergia Animal

“Research is fundamental to helping farmed animals, as making informed and data-driven decisions when campaigning is imperative for achieving good results. For this reason, Sinergia Animal believes Faunalytics is an essential organization in the animal rights movement.”
Maneesha Deckha

Professor, Lansdowne Chair in Law

“Faunalytics improves the rigour of the animal advocacy movement through its emphasis on facts and data. I direct my students to the website when they are exploring research topics and designing projects. I feel inspired and energized when I engage with the website and I hope they will too.”
Jasmin Singer

Host of Our Hen House, author of Always Too Much and Never Enough

“Faunalytics is one of those organizations that I look at with absolute awe. The services they provide to the animal protection community are unique and necessary.”
Haven King-Nobles

Co-Founder & Executive Director, Fish Welfare Initiative

“We firmly believe that the best decisions for animals are based in data and informed by high-quality research. That’s why one of the first things Fish Welfare Initiative does when embarking on a new project is to check Faunalytics to see what research is available.”
Sharon Nuñez

Co-Founder, Animal Equality

“Working with Faunalytics has helped Animal Equality further understand the importance of the animal protection movement answering its big questions on strategy and campaigns through data and research.”
Harold Herzog

Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Western Carolina University

“I have found Faunalytics to be an invaluable source of information on human-animal interactions, attitudes towards other species, and the animal protection movement. I regularly use their website to keep up with current research findings - their reports on specific issues are comprehensive and refreshingly objective.”

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Webinar: Measure And Evaluate Advocacy Impact

This presentation provides an introduction to monitoring and evaluating the impact of complex advocacy efforts.
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Apr 11 2024 | Brooke Haggerty

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If you care deeply about improving the lives of animals by empowering their advocates with the data to help drive humane change, we could be the board for you! Faunalytics is now accepting applications for people to serve on our Board of Directors in a voluntary capacity.
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Apr 10 2024 | Björn Ólafsson

Tactics In Practice

Standalone resources that delve into the research behind one popular advocacy intervention at a time
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Nov 30 2023 | karol orzechowski

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Research Highlights

Research And Data As Tools In Advocates’ Decision-Making: A Focus On China & Southeast Asia

Bridging U.S. Conservative Values And Animal Protection

Creating A More Equitable Movement: Compensation In The Farmed Animal Advocacy Sector

Tactics In Practice: The Science Of Plant-Based Defaults And Nudges

New From Our Library

E.U. Farms: The Smaller They Are, The Harder They Fall

Major Food Companies Still Supporting Cruel Chicken Industry Practices

It Takes A Village To Reduce Meat Consumption

Can Contraceptives Improve Wild Animal Welfare?

International Animal Welfare Guidelines Achieve Consensus

Using Social Media To Call Out Animal Exploitation

Cage-Free Commitments From Brazil’s Major Supermarkets

What Vegan Advocates Can Learn From The Social Spread Of Quitting Smoking

The Marketing Landscape Of Online Groceries

Identifying Key Risks To Wild Animals In Canada

Towards Cage-Free Systems In Southeast Asia And India

Animal Agriculture’s Role In The Colorado River Crisis

E.U. Farms: The Smaller They Are, The Harder They Fall

Major Food Companies Still Supporting Cruel Chicken Industry Practices

It Takes A Village To Reduce Meat Consumption

Can Contraceptives Improve Wild Animal Welfare?

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Britty Mann

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Jasmin Singer

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Taís Toledo

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