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Christians for Impact

Thom Norman: Why Money Matters Most in Fighting Factory Farming (FarmKind) #15

Mar 15, 2025
51:15

Why donating £23+/month to effective animal charities does even more good than going vegan, and why you might consider doing both. Thom also shares the challenges and rewards of starting a charity (FarmKind), how to maximize your impact for animals, and career advice.  🔗See here for a full transcript with links.

See here for FarmKind's Compassion Calculator

Highlights include:

00:00 Intro to FarmKind 1:30 Thom's Journey 3:05 Why Thom went Vegetarian 05:48 The Role of Scripture and Jesus 07:44 Good Stewardship of Creation 08:40 Henry the Pig 11:13 "Aren't Animals Treated Well?" 13:20 Hens 13:50 Pigs 16:00 Chicks 18:33 "But what about Jesus eating fish? Peter told 'Kill and eat'" 20:52 People vs. Animals 22:38 "Offset" Meat-Eating By Donating £23 Monthly 26:08 How to help 50,000 Animals a Year 32:52 Most Effective Animal Charities 34:55 Farmkind's $300m Goal 40:00 Charity Entrepreneurship 43:10 Who should found a charity? 43:57 Earning to give for animals? 44:46 Policy work for helping animals? 46:00 Career advice for lawyers 46:57 General career advice for helping animals 48:03 General impact-minded career advice

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