Week 3: Farmed Birds
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Why Don’t More Animal Advocates Talk About Ducks? - Faunalytics (10 minutes)
Ducks are the second most slaughtered land animal on the planet, but campaigns against the consumption of duck meat are rare. This could be in part because Ducks are mostly farmed in Asia, while most animal welfare campaigning/funding is concentrated in the global west. This blog explores what it would take to put ducks on animal advocates’ agenda.
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Exploring Geographic Disparities in Farmed Animal Advocacy (15 mins)
Ducks are likely neglected in part due to geographic disparities in global animal farming and welfare advocacy. What other groups are left behind due to these geographic disparities? This reading introduces core concepts in incorporating geographic differences in global animal welfare prioritization.
