Join our discussion meeting on Thursday, February 2nd from 17:30 to 18:30 in room M3-37F of the McLennan Library. The topic is animal welfare, focused on an overview of the problem and its scale.
Please read the following to prepare for the discussion:
Big Wins for Farm Animals This Decade from the Open Philanthropy Farm Animal Welfare Research Newsletter
Rethink Priorities’ Welfare Range Estimates by Bob Fischer on the EA Forum
May the Factory Farms Burn by Omnizoid on the EA Forum
Here are some questions to think about while reading:
Where do you stand on the optimism/pessimism range in regard to continuing to reduce the suffering of animals?
Does the Welfare Range presented by Rethink Priorities seem intuitively true, or are you surprised, or do you disagree, with some of the estimates? Does the approach seem sensible?
Do you share the sentiments shared in the last post?