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Robert Martin, Program Director, Food System Policy Program, John Hopkins Center for a Livable Future

  • Focus Area: Farm Animal Welfare
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    Published: May 14, 2014

    GiveWell spoke with Mr. Martin to learn more about opportunities for philanthropy to reduce the harms of food animal production. Conversation topics included problems with factory farming, regulation and enforcement, recommendations by the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production, reform strategies, the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (CLF), and other organizations and funders in this area.

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