May 2021: Animal Welfare Fund grants

Abstract

Animal Welfare Fund, a grantmaking organization, provides funding to various animal welfare groups, with a focus on large-scale and neglected animal populations and geographies, as well as the scaling of alternative proteins. In 2021, the organization made 18 grants totaling 1.5 million dollars to organizations such as Wild Animal Initiative, Rethink Priorities, and Sinergia Animal. Notable grants include 360,000 dollars to Wild Animal Initiative for research and advocacy on wild animal welfare, 225,000 dollars to Rethink Priorities for research on effective animal advocacy, and 165,000 dollars to Sinergia Animal for farmed animal welfare initiatives in several countries. Animal Welfare Fund also supported the development of cage-free egg production in China, improving the welfare of farmed fish, and the creation of a database tracking the alternative protein industry in China. The organization continues to prioritize supporting neglected areas and species in animal welfare. – AI-generated abstract.