A future of happiness and flourishing for all sentient beings is worth trying to preserve.

Supporting research on the welfare of neglected animals.

There are millions of known arthropod species. There are doubtless millions more. And there may be quintillions of individual arthropods.

We know little about most of these animals and, as a result, little about how their welfare might be improved in contexts where humans use, manage, or otherwise affect them.

The mission of the Arthropoda Foundation is to support research on the welfare of arthropods. We value both basic and applied projects. We are particularly interested in research with a clear path to impact, whether by shaping future science or informing real-world decision-making.

Arthropoda Foundation

Aquatic Life Institute is a 501(c)(3) non-profit focused on reducing the suffering of aquatic animals in the global food system.

Aquatic Life Institute (ALI) was founded in 2019 to address the critical and often overlooked issue of aquatic animal welfare. Recognizing that aquatic animals are the most exploited group of animals worldwide yet remain largely unprotected, ALI set out with a mission to drive systemic change and elevate aquatic animal welfare as a priority in global food systems.

Our theory of change is rooted in the belief that by influencing key stakeholders and decision makers, advancing policies, and fostering collaboration, we can drive systemic transformation for billions of aquatic animals. 

Building on this foundation, ALI has emerged as a thought leader, advocating for tangible improvements across the seafood supply chain. By engaging with key stakeholders, including corporations, certification schemes, and policymakers, we work to ensure that aquatic animals trapped in the food system receive the attention they deserve in decision-making processes relating to sustainability and food systems. 

ALI’s work is driven by evidence-based strategies and collaboration. This approach has earned ALI widespread recognition, including a 2024 Top Charity recommendation from Animal Charity Evaluators (ACE). This endorsement solidifies ALI’s position as one of the most effective organizations in the world advancing aquatic animal welfare. 

Aquatic Life Institute Inc

The Center for Wild Animal Welfare is a policy advocacy organisation, working to improve the lives of wild animals.

The Center for Wild Animal Welfare (CWAW) is a new policy advocacy organization dedicated to improving the lives of wild animals today and building support for wild animal welfare as a legitimate policy concern.

We've already started engaging policymakers on wild animal-friendly urban infrastructure (e.g. bird-safe glass). In 2026, we plan to work on additional policy areas like fertility control and pesticide policy.

**Who we are**

- CWAW is co-founded by [Richard Parr MBE](https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-parr-mbe-b17745163/) (former adviser to the UK Prime Minister) and [Ben Stevenson](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-stevenson-8aa385202/) (researcher with Animal Ask)
- We are one of the first organizations focused exclusively on promoting evidence-based wild animal welfare policy
- We are endorsed by Wild Animal Initiative, the NYU Wild Animal Welfare Program and Animal Ethics

**Why wild animal welfare policy?**

- Wild animal welfare is one of the world's biggest problems. Wild animals face immense suffering from human activities and natural hardships
- It's extremely neglected. The US spends 500x more on companion animal welfare than the entire world spends on wild animal welfare
- It's tractable. Wild animal welfare science is beginning to identify ways we can help
- Policy is the right approach because government decisions impact countless wild animals, and governments have the capacity and authority to make large-scale changes

**What we've achieved**

- Secured two amendments to the UK's Planning and Infrastructure Bill mandating systemic consideration of wild animal welfare during construction and conservation
- Secured sympathetic discussion of wild animal welfare in UK Parliament

**What we'll do in 2026**

- Continue our work on urban infrastructure
- Start work on fertility control (e.g. research funding, expedited regulatory approval)
- Start work on pesticide policy (e.g. bans on the worst rodenticides, research funding for humane insecticides)
- Agenda-setting (e.g. publish a State of Wild Animal Welfare Policy report)

We've selected policy areas that look realistic, robust and helpful. We'll work by engaging policymakers, politicians, the media, and NGOs; and by publishing policy reports. For now, we're focused on the UK, but we want to see wild animal welfare policy succeed globally.

**We need your support**

CWAW needs additional support to increase our team's capacity, attend key conferences, and cover operational costs. 

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Center for Wild Animal Welfare

We are a social science think tank researching long-term social and technological change, particularly moral circle expansion. We make our research results public and free, so anyone can use them to make more impactful decisions with their advocacy, careers, donations, and other resources.

We are founded on the principle of effective altruism, meaning we strive to help others as much as possible using the best evidence available. We envision a society in which the interests of all sentient beings are fully considered, regardless of their sex, race, species, substrate, location, or any other characteristic apart from their sentience. We see this expansion as an important means to prevent suffering now and in the far future.

Our mission is to conduct interdisciplinary research on moral circle expansion and to share that research with individuals and institutions making the world a better place. Two particularly important areas of expansion are farmed animals and artificial sentience.

Sentience Institute

ARC is a non-profit research organization whose mission is to align future machine learning systems with human interests. 

See our website for more info about our work. 

Alignment Research Center

We are a think tank dedicated to figuring out the best ways to make the world a better place.

Rethink Priorities is a think-and-do tank that informs nonprofits, funders and policymakers about how to most effectively improve the lives of humans and animals—both now and in the future.

Through rigorous analysis and strategic action, we identify high-leverage interventions across animal welfare, global health and development, and other neglected but promising areas. We maintain the highest standards of rigor while equally valuing curiosity and open-mindedness, working to drive evidence-based change where it's needed most.

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