“Bad omens for US farmed animal policy work?” by Tyler Johnston

• Disclaimer: This is a weak take — mostly based on anecdotes and vibes — but I thought it's worth sharing nonetheless, even if only as a means of soliciting better takes.
• Disclaimer #2: I am very appreciative of everyone who is working tirelessly to pursue farmed animal protection via policy, and I want nothing more than to see it succeed! I just suspect it's going to be a longer and more difficult journey than I anticipated a few years ago, and that this is worth having an open and public conversation about.

I fear the policy landscape for farmed animal protection work is looking more and more bleak.

The election results from last night have reinforced this fear, with animal-friendly measures failing across the ballot, a Republican trifecta set to rule for at least two years, RFK Jr. in line to act as appointed czar of HHS/FDA/USDA, etc. [...]

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Outline:

(01:06) Abolitionist ballot measures lost big in 2024.

(03:20) Incrementalist ballot measures — previously some of the movement's biggest wins — may simply be undone.

(04:54) We have opponents on the left and the right.

(06:34) Cultivated meat is under fire. The Trump admin wont make this any better.

(07:34) So what next?

The original text contained 2 footnotes which were omitted from this narration.

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First published:
November 6th, 2024

Source:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/rQgeBvPyBgqrej6zc/bad-omens-for-us-farmed-animal-policy-work

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

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