In a recent article shared on the Effective Altruism Forum, we discuss a new way to help farm animals. Drawing inspiration from the work of Transparency International, we explore the potential of applying similar principles to improve farm animal welfare.

Key Points:

• The Challenge of Transparency: Lack of transparency enables companies to circumvent reforms and prevents assessing the true effectiveness of animal welfare policies.

• Promoting Accountability: Increased transparency would promote accountability, compliance with standards, and enhancement of welfare practices.

• Proposed Initiatives: We propose the creation of a dedicated organization focused on enhancing transparency in animal welfare. An organization focused on transparency could develop reporting frameworks, auditing processes, traceability systems, sourcing policies requiring transparency, and welfare labeling schemes.

• Engaging Consumers: Increased consumer awareness through transparent labeling, traceability, sourcing policies, and educational campaigns could help bridge the gap between preferences and realities.

• Potential Areas of Work: Transparency initiatives could include public sharing of independent audit results, animal-based health monitoring, stockmanship qualifications, slaughter line inspections, and transparency rankings of companies.

Read the full article on the Effective Altruism Forum