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The Humane Research Council (HRC) empowers animal advocates with access to the research, analysis, and strategies that maximize their effectiveness to reduce animal suffering. HRC provides discount consulting services, written reports, presentations, and other resources exclusively for animal advocates, including many tools for smaller groups and individuals.[1]
HRC's Background and Mission
HRC is a team of research and communications professionals who each have strong personal commitments to animal protection. HRC was formed in early 2000 to improve conditions for animals by empowering fellow advocates with access to valid, relevant, and insightful information. Since then, HRC has developed a comprehensive vision for the use of such research to help animals, and our team now includes many committed directors, expert advisers, and volunteers.
Our Mission Statement: The Humane Research Council empowers fellow animal advocates with access to the research, analysis, strategies, and messages that maximize their effectiveness to reduce animal suffering.
Our Long-term Goals: Provide animal advocates with relevant, useful, and affordable research; Centralize, organize, and analyze essential research data for animal protection; Identify and promote the use of effective advocacy strategies and tactics; Increase animal advocates' awareness and utilization of HRC's resources.[2]
HRC's Personnel
Board and Employees: Anthony Bellotti; Che Green; Sharie Lesniak; Katrina Munsell
Advisors: Courtney Dillard; Jennifer Fearing; Caryn Ginsberg; Jack Norris; Beth Rosen; Ian Ross; Kathy Savesky[3]
Animal Advocacy Tools
HRC's HumaneSpot.org is a research website tailored to the needs of animal advocates. It provides a wide range of useful tools and resources, including nearly 1,000 independent research studies relating to animal issues. If you've already registered, just log in to start exploring right away, or click here to apply for full access.[4]
HRC's Animal Tracker is an annual tracking survey launched in 2008 that measures the animal-related attitudes and behavior among U.S. adults. The Animal Tracker is sponsored by a consortium of animal advocacy organizations. HRC initiated the collaborative study and provided discounted consulting services related to project planning, survey design, research, and analysis. [5]
- ^ Humane Research Council home page: http://www.humaneresearch.org/
- ^ Humane Research Council mission statement: http://www.humaneresearch.org/hrc_public/1940
- ^ Humane Research Council team page: http://www.humaneresearch.org/node/2395
- ^ HRC's HumaneSpot.org: http://www.humanespot.org/
- ^ HRC's Animal Tracker: http://www.humanespot.org/node/3222