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From Performative To Transformative: Navigating Equity & Inclusion Across A Diverse Animal Advocacy Movement - Faunalytics This report explores how farmed animal advocacy orgs can meaningfully integrate DEI into their missions and practices without compromising strategic clarity. Grounded in qualitative interviews with BI...

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Key Takeaway: Addressing organization- and movement-level structures and processes (e.g., hiring practices, leadership access, and funding constraints) can create more inclusive and resilient organizations.

At the movement level, financial precarity and funder resistance to DEI work hinder progress. Several participants reported that professionalizing too quickly or adopting corporate models can backfire, creating alienation rather than inclusion.

A Key Finding: Efforts Toward Inclusion Are Undermined by Structural Barriers. Many organizations struggle with inclusive hiring, particularly for leadership roles.

Third key finding! “From Performative To Transformative: Navigating Equity & Inclusion Across A Diverse Animal Advocacy Movement” explores how animal advocacy orgs can align DEI with mission & identity. Includes data, interviews, and real-world guidance. 🧵

People Judge Dog Emotions By Situations, Not Signals - Faunalytics People rely heavily on surrounding details — like objects and other people nearby — when deciding what a dog is feeling. And they’re often wrong.

Just as with other humans, understanding the emotional states of companion animals like dogs can help us care for them more effectively. But how good are we at reading what dogs are feeling? And what kinds of information do we use to make those judgments?

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Virtual Office Hours - Faunalytics Our team of specialists are here to answer your questions about how to make your advocacy as effective as possible.

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From Performative To Transformative: Navigating Equity & Inclusion Across A Diverse Animal Advocacy Movement - Faunalytics This report explores how farmed animal advocacy orgs can meaningfully integrate DEI into their missions and practices without compromising strategic clarity. Grounded in qualitative interviews with BI...

Check out our full report to see all the key findings and recommendations: faunalytics.org/from-perform...

Key Takeaway: Embracing shared goals, like food justice, can bridge divides, spark new partnerships, and appeal to younger, more diverse advocates.

Others worry about “mission drift.” Still, many agreed that shared goals, like food justice, could open the door to broader coalitions and faster progress.

Leaders and advocates are split on whether animal protection should be treated as a standalone cause or one inherently linked to other social justice issues. Some feel a broadened approach is necessary to attract younger, more diverse staff and collaborators.

A Key Finding: Balancing Mission Focus and Inclusivity Remains Divisive.

Second key finding! “From Performative To Transformative: Navigating Equity & Inclusion Across A Diverse Animal Advocacy Movement” explores how animal advocacy orgs can align DEI with mission & identity. Includes data, interviews, and real-world guidance. 🧵

Global Commercial Wild Animal Farming: What We Know - Faunalytics Fragments of data help tell the story of commercial wild animal farming, a growing worldwide industry that warrants greater scrutiny and transparency.

Growing demand for wild animals and the products made from them has led to increased farming of many wild species. Wild animals are farmed globally for fashion, traditional medicine, luxury food, and the exotic pet trade.

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Virtual Office Hours - Faunalytics Our team of specialists are here to answer your questions about how to make your advocacy as effective as possible.

Questions? Be sure to visit our Office Hours to learn how you can apply the study findings to your campaigns.
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From Performative To Transformative: Navigating Equity & Inclusion Across A Diverse Animal Advocacy Movement - Faunalytics This report explores how farmed animal advocacy orgs can meaningfully integrate DEI into their missions and practices without compromising strategic clarity. Grounded in qualitative interviews with BI...

Check out our full report to see all the key findings and recommendations: faunalytics.org/from-perform...

Key Takeaway: Organizations can update their missions and practices that go beyond one-off programs to reflect DEI or social justice values, attracting broader support and enhancing relevance in intersectional movements.

This finding also reflects the single-issue narrative of the mainstream movement described by our interview participants.

Despite this, 43% of organizations had a program dedicated to DEI or social justice, suggesting that organizations may be more likely to offer one-off initiatives than to make it a core aspect of their organization’s mission and identity.

Qualitative data mirrors this pattern: Participants described the mainstream movement as siloed and often unwilling to integrate animal protection into broader justice frameworks.

A Key Finding: DEI Commitments Are Often Absent from Core Missions. Out of 211 U.S. farmed animal protection organizations, only 20% include DEI or social justice in their mission statements and only 22% have formal DEI workplace policies.

First key finding! New from Faunalytics: “From Performative To Transformative: Navigating Equity & Inclusion Across A Diverse Animal Advocacy Movement” explores how animal advocacy orgs can align DEI with mission & identity. Includes data, interviews, and real-world guidance. 🧵

Big Ag Blocked Diet-Based Climate Campaigns - Faunalytics For decades, U.S. animal agriculture groups have opposed public campaigns linking meat reduction to climate action — often through public relations, science, and political influence.

This study investigates how, over more than 30 years, U.S. animal agriculture groups systematically obstructed public campaigns that promoted meat reduction as a climate solution:

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Farmed Tilapia Welfare In Egypt - Faunalytics Tilapia farming is the cornerstone of Egyptian aquaculture. So what does the current state of tilapia welfare look like for one of the world’s leading producers?

Interest in improving farmed tilapia welfare exists, and data reflecting the current knowledge, attitudes, and practices of tilapia producers will be crucial in determining what interventions will be most effective.

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Are Animal Videos Comedy Or Tragedy? - Faunalytics Animal videos on social media platforms are often viewed as entertainment, but some may inadvertently showcase animal suffering. This study aimed to understand whether users see the difference.

Social media has become a significant conduit for sharing animal content, with billions of views on platforms like YouTube and TikTok. However, the line between harmless entertainment and potential animal abuse is often blurred.

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Welfare Framing Is Common In Media But Lags In Scientific Articles - Faunalytics When it comes to the exotic pet trade, news stories emphasize animal welfare, while peer-reviewed research addresses it from multiple angles — conservation in particular.

When it comes to the exotic pet trade, news stories emphasize animal welfare, while peer-reviewed research addresses it from multiple angles — and conservation in particular.

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From Performative To Transformative: Navigating Equity & Inclusion Across A Diverse Animal Advocacy Movement - Faunalytics This report explores how farmed animal advocacy organizations can meaningfully integrate DEI into their missions and practices without compromising strategic clarity. Grounded in qualitative interview...

🤔 We don't have a simple answer to this (e.g., we don't tell orgs to change their mission statement if they're single-issued). Rather, we want orgs to be intentional & genuine about their DEI efforts. Our report goes into detail on how to figure this out: faunalytics.org/from-perform...

💡 Our interviews w/ org leaders confirmed that the movement is split on whether animal advocacy should be a standalone cause or instead align with broader justice issues. Some fear “mission drift", while others see alignment as essential to stay relevant and inclusive.

Dr. Ahmmad Brown & I researched inclusivity in the U.S. animal advocacy movement, before the #DEI backlash. Based on interviews w/ BIPOC individuals in/outside the movement (plus org leaders), & research on 200+ orgs, our latest @faunalytics.bsky.social report maps barriers & paths to inclusion.