Essays & Analysis Archive
This is an archive of Stray Dog Institute’s blog posts published between 2021-2023. Authored by Stray Dog Institute and, at times, guest authors, these essays articulate Stray Dog Institute’s perspectives on key issues shaping food system transformation and farmed animal advocacy.
Since 2024, our research has focused on larger, movement-serving projects such as the State of the Movement. We continue to share this earlier work because it offers context, insights, and analysis that remain relevant to ongoing conversations about food systems transformation, animal advocacy, philanthropy, and more. Please note that the information in these essays is not regularly updated.
Holding Industrial Animal Agriculture Accountable by Establishing the Rights of Nature
Shifting the legal paradigm to recognize nature's rights can support food system reform for the common good.
COP27 Put Food on the International Climate Agenda
International climate change gatherings have begun to acknowledge the climate impact of animal farming. Will recent recognition translate to action?
Farm Policy for Food, Not Feed
In this guest post, Farm Action examines a great contradiction at the heart of US food and agriculture policy.
Challenges and Opportunities Surrounding US Agricultural Subsidies
Agricultural subsidies play a significant role in defining the environmental, social, and animal welfare norms of the US food system.
Litigation Strategies Produce Systemic Change for Farmed Animals
Legal advocacy highlights inadequate regulation of food and farming, supports farmed animal advocacy, and protects the future of plant-based food.
The Systemic Approach to Agricultural Transformation
A promising new agricultural transformation strategy could disrupt agribusiness dominance and turn US food production toward a sustainable, inclusive, humane future.
Individual and Collective Pathways to Meat Reduction
Reducing meat production and consumption is a powerful tool for helping both people and animals, but it will require changes from the dinner table to the halls of government.
Agricultural Policy and the US Food System
Agricultural policy shapes US farming, with broad implications for people, animals, and the environment.