Does the Effective Altruism Movement Get Giving Right?
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Shift Focus to Systemic Change for Animal Welfare
Animal advocacy faces funding challenges that often prioritize domestic animals, leading to a neglect of systemic issues in industrial animal agriculture. Effective altruism emphasizes the need to redirect financial resources toward protecting local agriculture systems and ensuring access to healthy plant-based foods in underserved urban areas. This approach encourages a shift from merely alleviating welfare issues in stray animals to addressing the broader systemic changes necessary for improving animal treatment on a larger scale.
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