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OUR RESEARCH
Animal Ask aims to use a combination of animal welfare and social science to support organisations to implement the most impactful asks for animals, improving the lives of animals in factory farms across the globe.
There is currently limited capacity and resources for this specialised work. Animal Ask is uniquely placed as one of the only research organisations entirely committed to the comparison and formation of impactful farmed animal asks. We support organisations with their current strategic agendas, as well as helping them to optimise their ask interventions, based on the findings of our research.
You can find all of our published research below.
Extensive report researching a ban on the import of products that don't meet UK animal welfare standards.
Imports To Meet UK Animal Welfare Standards
Date: May 2022
Extensive report detailing the promisingness of establishing a Code of Practice for farmed fish in the UK.
Establish A Code of Practice For Farmed Fish In the UK (Trout and Salmon)
Date: May 2022
Cruel Products Import Ban
Date: October 2021
Extensive report detailing the promisingness of a national initiative on a cruel products ban in Switzerland.
Imports To Meet Swiss Animal Welfare Standards
Date: October 2021
Extensive report detailing the promisingness of a national initiative on imports meeting the existing Swiss animal welfare standards.
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Extensive report detailing the promisingness of a water quality ask for fish in South East Asia. Produced as the result of a 6 month partnership with Sinergia Animal.
Extensive report detailing the promisingness of a stocking denity ask for fish in South East Asia. Produced as the result of a 6 month partnership with Sinergia Animal.
Water Quality
Organisation: Sinergia Animal
Date: July 2021
Publication Date: Approx April 2022*
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Stocking Density
Organisation: Sinergia Animal
Date: July 2021
Publication Date: Approx April 2022*
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Extensive report detailing the promisingness of a management practices ask for fish in South East Asia. Produced as the result of a 6 month partnership with Sinergia Animal.
Management Practices
Organisation: Sinergia Animal
Date: July 2021
Publication Date: Approx April 2022*
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Extensive report detailing the promisingness of a slaughter ask for fish in South East Asia. Produced as the result of a 6 month partnership with Sinergia Animal.
Slaughter
Organisation: Sinergia Animal
Date: July 2021
Publication Date: Approx April 2022*
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Extensive report detailing the promisingness of a judicial review on the tail docking of pigs in the UK. Produced as the result of a 3-month partnership with Advocates for Animals.
Pig Tail Docking
Organisation: Advocates for Animals
Date: June 2021
Publication Date: Approx April 2022*
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Extensive report detailing the promisingness of a judicial review on the regulation of salmon farming in the Scotland. Produced as the result of a 3-month partnership with Advocates for Animals.
Scottish Salmon Farming
Organisation: Advocates for Animals
Date: June 2021
Publication Date: Approx April 2022*
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FOUNDATIONAL RESEARCH:
Research reports that aim to support the wider movement thinking around ask formation. These tend to be topics that are likely to aid our own research and thinking and may have been identified through one of our other services.
This report provides a brief discussion surrounding the philosophical foundations of welfare and theories of well-being, an examination of the empirical research into the reliability and validity of indicators of animal welfare and a review of existing overall welfare assessments.
Measuring Animal Welfare:
Philosophical foundations, practical indicators and overall assessments
Author: G. Bridgwater
Date: March 2021
INTERVENTION RESEARCH:
Research reports that aim to support the wider movement thinking around specific interventions. These tend to be popular campaign topics or asks that we feel need further exploration. Some are commissioned by organisations specifically on this topic.
This is a summary research report by Animal Ask, investigating whether a divestment campaign could be a recommended intervention for improving the lives of factory farmed animals
Divestment From Animal Agriculture: What Does It Achieve?
Author: M.Carpendale
Date: February 2022
This is a summary research report by Animal Ask, investigating whether a meat tax campaign could be a recommended intervention for improving the lives of factory farmed animals
Meat Tax: Why Chickens Pay
The Price
Author: R. Springlea
Date: February 2022
ASK CONSULTATION
An ad hoc service where we can share resources, connect organisations with experts in the field and conduct smaller levels of research on an organisations behalf to contribute towards identifying the optimal ask.
We regularly partner with the Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation as a strategic research partner. We complete specific research on their behalf in the field of farmed animal welfare.
Ending Cages for Laying Hens
Organisation: Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation
Date: September 2020
We regularly partner with the Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation as a strategic research partner. We complete specific research on their behalf in the field of farmed animal welfare.
Welfare at the Time of Killing
Organisation: Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation
Date: September 2020
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We regularly partner with the Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation as a strategic research partner. We complete specific research on their behalf in the field of farmed animal welfare.
Non-Stun Slaughter
Organisation: Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation
Date: October 2021