Effective altruist analysis of animal welfare charities identifies significant differences in impact between organisations, with advocacy, corporate campaigns, and farmed animal welfare offering the highest welfare returns per pound.
Effective giving for animal welfare applies rigorous analysis to identify where philanthropic investment generates the largest welfare improvement. The scale difference between farmed animal suffering (billions of individuals in poor conditions) and other animal welfare causes is enormous. Corporate campaigns that shift major food company policies - such as cage-free commitments - affect more animals per pound donated than most other welfare interventions. Farmed animal welfare charities recommended by Animal Charity Evaluators have documented, measurable impact. Individual donors who research their giving using this framework can have significantly larger welfare impact than those giving to high-profile but lower-impact organisations.