Neil Dullaghan

Senior Research Manager at @RethinkPriors, PhD PoliSci @EUI_EU, MPhil PoliSci (Europe) @UniofOxford. Here to learn. Change my mind about something.

[Lewis Bollard @Lewis_Bollard]

Dwarkesh's factory farming fundraiser has now raised $1.7M! That includes ~100 people giving $1K+.

Huge props to the matching donors: @dwarkesh_sp, @patrickc, @seemaychou, @JedMcCaleb, @gauravkapadia, @ArielNessel, @tylermaule, & the Dahna Foundation.

Let's hit $2M!

[Dwarkesh Patel @dwarkesh_sp]

A group of generous donors have pledged to match ANOTHER $500,000 of donations for @farmkind_giving. Huge thanks to:

@seemaychou & @JedMcCaleb: $250,000
@gauravkapadia: $100,000
@ArielNessel: $50,000 (2nd donation)
@tylermaule: $50,000
The Dahna Foundation: $50,000

If we saturate this next round of matching, we’ll have raised over $2,000,000. This amount would likely improve the lives of over 20 million animals!

Again, it's hard to overstate how neglected this area is, and how crazy cheap the interventions that have spared hundreds of millions of animals from painful lives have been: https://t.co/KWa3EzYW8O

I also want to thank everyone who helped saturate the previous matches. A few highlights:

Anonymous: $13,000
@v_maini: $10,000
Anonymous: $10,000
@d_m_ziegler: $5,000
Nick Bostrom: $5,000
Anonymous: $5,000
Anonymous: $5,000
@tessybarton: $3,000
@idavidrein: $3,000
@CFGeek: $2,500
@silas_strawn: $2,000
@tysheaff: $2,000
Anonymous: $2,000
Alexa Stone Fund (@tyler_m_john): $1,500
@Vincessant_: $1,500
@ravioli817: $1,500
@michaeljelly: $1,500
@_sholtodouglas: $1,000 (2nd donation)
@verdadcap: $1,000
@jackm2003: $1,000
@RosieCampbell: $1,000
@sevdeawesome: $1,000
@gauravsett: $1,000

Link to donate below. DM me if you donate over 1k.

We've already raised over $1.35 million dollars! With donation matching, we just need $300k in contributions to reach $2 million!

[Dwarkesh Patel @dwarkesh_sp]

Even though we’ve already raised over $1,125,000, we’ve continued to have matchers step up (more about them later). So keep donating, knowing you're doubling your impact.

Thanks to everyone who donated over the weekend! Highlighting a few below:
Anonymous: $125,000
@Somersetkapital: $50,000
@MichaelSesser: $25,000
@AdrienLE: $10,000
@davisblalock: $10,000
@inerati: $6,000
@jimcox25: $5,000 (a 2nd donation!)
@tenad0me: $5,000
@Shripriya: $5,000
@CalaverasAI: $5,000
@mfgrp: $5,000
@nanransohoff: $5,000
@chelcott9: $3,000
Anonymous: $2,000
@rina_gyro: $2,000
@maithra_raghu: $2,000
@escliu: $1,500
@AvitalBalwit: $1,000
Anonymous: $1,000
@AbieRohrig: $1,000 (a 2nd donation!)
@itsFelipeDoria: $1,000
@LucioMelito: $1,000
@aidanprattewart: $1,000
@JamesOzden: $1,000
@DaCaveOfWonders: $1,000
@nearcyan: $1,000 (a 2nd donation!)
@AndrewYatzkan: $1,000:
@_sholtodouglas: $1,000

If you donated over $1k, please DM me. And if you already DMed me about a donation but I missed it, please ping me again.

It's been incredible to see all the generosity!

[Natasha Foote @NatashaFoote]

Well, the Commission promised an evolution, not a revolution – & that is exactly what we got. It’s unfortunate this is one of the times the Commission kept its promises

I unpack the EU's new Vision for Agriculture & Food in my latest for ARC2020 👇

https://t.co/2mYJIj1Ezj

[Lewis Bollard @Lewis_Bollard]

After more months of industry lobbying, today's "vision" is even vaguer.

There's now no timeline on when the EU will phase out cages.

And the promise to phase out "other closed confinement systems" -- which was in a draft of this doc leaked just last week -- is now gone.

[Natasha Foote @NatashaFoote]

🚨 Got my hands on a leak of the Commission’s Vision on Agriculture & Food - want to know what’s on the menu?

Here I’ve laid it out for you on a plate, in my latest for ARC2020 👇

https://t.co/3fh9jFfeFM

[Our World in Data @OurWorldInData]

Almost all livestock in the United States is factory-farmed—

It’s difficult to quantify animal suffering in a single number, but one metric often used to measure living conditions is the number of animals raised on “factory farms”.

Factory farms are defined as “concentrated animal feeding operations” where many animals are held in an intensive feeding operation for more than 45 days.

99% of livestock in the United States is factory-farmed. This latest estimate comes from the Sentience Institute and is based on definitions and data from the US Environment Protection Agency.

The chart shows the share of different forms of livestock that are factory-farmed. More than 98% of chickens, turkeys, hens, pigs, and farmed fish are factory-farmed. Cows are a bit less likely to be factory-farmed, but three-quarters still spend much of their lives in these conditions.

(This Daily Data Insight was written by @_HannahRitchie.)

[Natasha Foote @NatashaFoote]

A 'closer coordination' you say, hmmmm

From the leak of the EU's vision on agriculture and food - hints again of a budgetary merge between cohesion and CAP

[Natasha Foote @NatashaFoote]

I'm writing up the juiciest bits now as we speak - watch this space 👀

[Natasha Foote @NatashaFoote]

4/ Translation: We know the agri sector need more money to transition, but you ain't gonna get it from us

This isn't new - the Commission has long said it needs private € to plug the funding gap - but tells you all you need to know re CAP budget size & financing the transition

[Natasha Foote @NatashaFoote]

What does the EU's new budget plans mean for agriculture? First thoughts - a 🧵

1/ The entire EU budget will be divvied out like the CAP - with national plans approved by the EU. This we have a pretty good idea how that might go, like...

[Natasha Foote @NatashaFoote]

With this handy graphic to help visualise the year to come 👇

[Liv Boeree @Liv_Boeree]

Just wrote a blog about my poker win, and why I’m giving $560,000 away to pigs…

[Lewis Bollard @Lewis_Bollard]

I'm very grateful for all the advocates fighting for factory-farmed animals -- and winning.

And nothing says gratitude like money. So, this year-end, here are a few animal groups I'm donating to.

(Not a complete list: there are many other great groups working for animals.)

[Alexander Berger @albrgr]

After more than a decade of procrastinating, this week I finally filled out the paperwork (ok, webform) to pledge to give at least 10% of my income to effective charities for the rest of my career. 🧵

[Lewis Bollard @Lewis_Bollard]

Progress for factory-farmed animals is far too slow.

But it is happening. This year advocates won reforms covering over a billion animals.

Here's my rundown of some of the biggest wins... 🧵

[Coefficient Giving @coeff_giving]

We’re hiring for summer 2025 interns across our Global Health and Wellbeing Cause Prio, Global Catastrophic Risks Cause Prio, and Farm Animal Welfare teams! Deadline 1/12 — see below for more info: https://t.co/m0pITbRykL

[Camille Perrin @Perrin_Cam]

“When I see these pictures or videos, I cannot eat meat for the next six months. It brings tears to my eyes when I see how animals can be treated, specifically in transport. It is not okay.” Strong words by @EFSA_EU’s chief in @POLITICOEurope on #AnimalTransport.
#AnimalWelfare

[James Özden 🔸 @JamesOzden]

Anyone based in the EU interested in testing their fit for animal welfare / alternative protein policy advocacy, would recommend applying to this fellowship!

https://t.co/34ArSuxDzl

[Neil Dullaghan @NJDullaghan]

@JamesOzden People on podcasts I've listened to
Bill McKibben, Erica Chenoweth, Craig Calhoun, Mark & Paul Engler,Jeremy Heimans, Naomi Klein, Evan Wolfson, Marshall Ganz, Doug McAdam, Sidney Tarrow (bit old), Leslie Crutchfield, Dana R. Fisher, & Shawn Brown at THL, Tom Kalil