Resources

Resources for Advocates Conducting or Using Research

To Find Research Studies and Data:

• Faunalytics Research Library – study summaries ready for advocates! Every single summary is extremely accessible, easy-to-read, and written with advocates in mind. 

• Faunalytics’ External Resources – includes datasets, images, videos, resources for learning about research, and more. 

• Plant Based Data Research Library – ideal for convincing non-advocates about why a plant-based food system is ideal (best used for External Legitimacy or Catalyzing Action).

• Animal Data Project – Another research library that covers animals and how animals interact with humans. 

• Fauna Connections – Our Annual Faunalytics research symposium – next year on September 18th, 2025. Mark your calendars!

• Open Datasets – RECAP’s list of open datasets that may be valuable to researchers or advocates.

• Hive – Hive’s research channel (managed by Faunalytics) is a great place to stay up-to-date on the latest research! The MEL channel (run by Mission Motor) is also great to learn about monitoring and evaluation!

• ACE Newsletter – ACE’s monthly research reports are great ways to keep reviewing the latest studies!

• Animal Welfare - Our World in Data – Our World in Data’s animal welfare graphics, perfect for anyone looking to understand the issues better, or explain them to people who aren’t yet in the know.

• USDA ERS - Livestock and Meat Domestic Data – The USDA’s data on meat production, consumption, prices, and more. Perfect for anyone looking to understand animal agriculture more effectively (US-only). 

To Talk to a Researcher:

• Virtual Office Hours - Faunalytics – Our office hours! This service is critical to the movement because we can directly assist advocates as they think about research more deeply.

• Pro-bono Office Hours | Animal Ask – Another set of office hours, this time from Animal Ask!

• Ambassador Project - Faunalytics – If you’d like to schedule a free presentation from Faunalytics on a specific topic, you can do so here!

To See Research Organizations in the Animal Protection Movement:

• Faunalytics

• Animal Ask

• Bryant Research

• Good Growth

• Animal Charity Evaluators

• The Mission Motor

• Rethink Priorities

• Sentience Institute | Sentience Institute

• Animetrics

• Pax Fauna

• North Mountain Consulting Group

• Charity Entrepreneurship

To Visualize or Explain Research:

• Infogram – our most-used data visualization tool, perfect for charts, tables, and infographics

• Datawrapper – another helpful tool for making charts and maps

• Analyzing Results  – our Faunalytics guide for analyzing research

• Faunalytics Glossary – helpful for when you’re confused by jargon