Wild Animal Initiative

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Wild-Animal Suffering ResearchResearch, Utility Farm, and Utility FarmWAI have both received over $1 million in funding from EA Funds.Effective Altruism Funds.[4][5] In June 2021, WAI was awarded a $3.5 million grant from Open Philanthropy to support projects relevant to the field of welfare biology.[6]

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    Eskander, Persis (2017) Introducing the Wild-Animal Suffering Research Project, Wild-Animal Suffering Research, July 20.

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    Rowe, Abraham (2017) An ethic of intervention, Utility Farm, April 26.

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    Animal Charity Evaluators (2020) Wild Animal Initiative review, Animal Charity Evaluators, November.

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    Bollard, Lewis (2018) Animal Welfare Fund update, Effective Altruism Funds, June.

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    Cargill, NatalieAnimal Welfare Fund (2017) November 2017: Animal Welfare Fund grants, et al.Effective Altruism Funds, November. 

    Animal Welfare Fund (2018) March 2018: Animal Welfare Fund grants, Effective Altruism Funds, March. 

    Animal Welfare Fund (2018) June 2018: Animal Welfare Fund grants, Effective Altruism Funds, June. 

    Animal Welfare Fund (2018) December 2018: Animal Welfare Fund Grantsgrants, Effective Altruism Funds, December 30.December. 

    Animal Welfare Fund (2019) March 2019: Animal Welfare Fund grants, Effective Altruism Funds, March.

    Animal Welfare Fund (2019) July 2019: Animal Welfare Fund grants, Effective Altruism Funds, July. 

    Animal Welfare Fund (2019) November 2019: Animal Welfare Fund grants, Effective Altruism Funds, November. 

    Animal Welfare Fund (2020) March 2020: Animal Welfare Fund grants, Effective Altruism Funds, March. 

    Animal Welfare Fund (2020) July 2020: Animal Welfare Fund grants, Effective Altruism Funds, July. 

    Animal Welfare Fund (2020) November 2020: Animal Welfare Fund grants, Effective Altruism Funds, November. 

    Animal Welfare Fund (2021) May 2021: Animal Welfare Fund grants, Effective Altruism Funds, May. 

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    Bollard, Lewis (2021) Wild Animal Initiative — Animal Welfare Research, Open Philanthropy, June 15.

WAI was founded in 2019 as a merger of two organizations, Wild-Animal Suffering Research and Utility Farm. Wild-Animal Suffering Research began in 2016 as a project of the Effective Altruism Foundation and was part of Sentience Politics for a year or so until becoming an independent organization (Eskander 2017).organization.[1] Utility Farm launched in 2017 (Rowe 2017).2017.[2]

Animal Charity Evaluators rates WAI a "top charity"—one of the four organizations awarded their highest rating and the only group focused on wild animal welfare ever to be so rated. ACE considers WAI "an excellent giving opportunity because of their strong, cost-effective programs and their thorough strategy." (Animal Charity Evaluators 2020)[3]

Wild-Animal Suffering Research and Utility Farm have both received funding from EA Funds (Bollard 2018; Cargill et al. 2018).Funds.[4][5] In June 2021, WAI was awarded a $3.5 million grant from Open Philanthropy to support projects relevant to the field of welfare biology (Bollard 2021).[6]

BibliographyFurther reading

Animal Charity Evaluators (2020) Wild Animal Initiative review, Animal Charity Evaluators, November.

Bollard, Lewis (2018) Animal Welfare Fund update, Effective Altruism Funds, June.

Bollard, Lewis (2021) Wild Animal Initiative — Animal Welfare Research, Open Philanthropy, June 15.

Cargill, Natalie et al. (2018) December 2018: Animal Welfare Fund Grants, Effective Altruism Funds, December 30.

Eskander, Persis (2017) Introducing the Wild-Animal Suffering Research Project, Wild-Animal Suffering Research, July 20.

Rowe, Abraham (2017) An ethic of intervention, Utility Farm, April 26.

  1. ^

    Eskander, Persis (2017) Introducing the Wild-Animal Suffering Research Project, Wild-Animal Suffering Research, July 20.

  2. ^

    Rowe, Abraham (2017) An ethic of intervention, Utility Farm, April 26.

  3. ^

    Animal Charity Evaluators (2020) Wild Animal Initiative review, Animal Charity Evaluators, November.

  4. ^

    Bollard, Lewis (2018) Animal Welfare Fund update, Effective Altruism Funds, June.

  5. ^

    Cargill, Natalie et al. (2018) December 2018: Animal Welfare Fund Grants, Effective Altruism Funds, December 30.

  6. ^

    Bollard, Lewis (2021) Wild Animal Initiative — Animal Welfare Research, Open Philanthropy, June 15.

Animal Charity Evaluators rates WAI a "top charity"—one of the four organizations awarded their highest rating.rating and the only group focused on wild animal welfare ever to be so rated. ACE considers WAI "an excellent giving opportunity because of their strong, cost-effective programs and their thorough strategy." (Animal Charity Evaluators 2020)

Wild-Animal Suffering Research and Utility Farm have both received funding from EA Funds (Bollard 2018; Cargill et al. 2018). In June 2021, WAI receivedwas awarded a $3.5 million grant from Open Philanthropy to support projects relevant to the field of welfare biology (Bollard 2021).

Wild-Animal Suffering Research and Utility Farm have both received funding from EA Funds (Bollard 2018; Cargill et al. 2018). In June 2021, WAI received a $3.5 million grant from Open Philanthropy to support projects relevant to the field of welfare biology (Bollard 2021).

Bollard, Lewis (2021) Wild Animal Initiative — Animal Welfare Research, Open Philanthropy, June 15.

WAI was founded in 2019 as a merger of two organizations, Wild-Animal Suffering Research and Utility Farm. Wild-Animal Suffering Research began in 2016 as a project of the Effective Altruism Foundation and was part ofSentience Politics for a year or so until becoming an independent organization (Eskander 2017). Utility Farm launched in 2017 (Rowe 2017).

Animal Charity Evaluators rates WAI a "top charity"—one of the four organizations awarded their highest rating. ACE considers WAI «an"an excellent giving opportunity because of their strong, cost-effective programs and their thorough strategy.»" (Animal Charity Evaluators 2020) Wild-Animal Suffering Research and Utility Farm have both received funding from EA Funds (Bollard 2018; Cargill et al. 2018).

Animal Charity Evaluators rates WAI a "top charity"—one of the four organizations awarded their highest rating. ACE considers WAI «an excellent giving opportunity because of their strong, cost-effective programs and their thorough strategy.» (Animal Charity Evaluators 2020) Wild-Animal Suffering Research and Utility Farm have both received funding from EA Funds (Bollard 2018; Cargill et al. 2018).

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