How to Grow the Shrimp Advocacy Movement
Shrimp are farmed for food in larger numbers than any other animal. There is a developing shrimp advocacy movement, but it needs to grow in order to substantially reduce shrimp suffering. In this webinar, Rethink Priorities will give practical recommendations to advocates who wish to help the movement reach its potential.
Join us for an interactive and actionable hour with Hannah McKay, Animal Welfare Research Analyst at Rethink Priorities.
Hannah will recap Rethink Priorities' newest report on shrimp advocacy strategies, then provide recommendations on how the movement can work to help shrimp.
You will learn:
Why halting the intensification of the shrimp industry is a priority
What advocates are already doing to improve shrimp welfare
How advocates can appeal to stakeholders with concerns ranging from human rights to food safety to sustainability
The most important countries to advocate in
After a short presentation, we will open up the floor for Q&A. We encourage attendees to come with questions – we expect that answers and feedback may be the most valuable!
This event will take place on Thursday, November 14 at 8am PST / 4pm UTC and will not be recorded.
📚 Additional resources
RP’s Shrimp Welfare Sequence reports:
Shrimp: The animals most commonly used and killed for food production
Strategies for helping farmed shrimp (estimated release date: October 21)
You can also view their previous shrimp-related webinars, “Shrimp Farming: Vast in Scale, Diverse in Welfare Challenges” and “Putting a cap on animal exploitation: shrimp aquaculture as a case study."
🗣️ Speaker
Hannah McKay
Animal Welfare Research Analyst, Rethink Priorities
Hannah McKay is a Research Analyst in the animal welfare department at Rethink Priorities, who focus on finding evidence-based methods and opportunities for helping farmed and wild animals. She was previously an intern at Rethink Priorities during the time between her Zoology Undergraduate degree and Biological Anthropology Master’s. She has spent the last 18 months researching farmed shrimp welfare and hopes to help others better understand the welfare needs of these often neglected but numerous individuals.