Welfare Science

Animal Welfare Networks: Building Movement Capacity

Building effective networks across animal welfare organisations, researchers, and advocates is essential for scaling welfare impact beyond what individual organisations can achieve.

Key Facts

The animal welfare movement comprises thousands of organisations with limited coordination
Coalition building has achieved landmark successes including the EU gestation crate ban and cage-free commitments
Shared data, common messaging, and strategic coordination amplify individual organisational impact
Funders are increasingly supporting coalition work over single-organisation grants

Welfare Considerations

Network effects in welfare advocacy can achieve outcomes that no single organisation can deliver alone. Building trust, shared goals, and practical coordination mechanisms across the welfare movement is a high-leverage investment in collective impact.

What You Can Do

Support umbrella organisations and coalitions working to coordinate animal welfare advocacy
Engage with cross-sector coalition building on issues including AMR, climate, and food labelling
Advocate for funders to support network-building activities alongside direct welfare work