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Does $100k to fund cultured meat development have a greater animal welfare benefit than $100k to corporate animal welfare campaigns for chickens?

42% chance

0 comments
6
6 forecasters
42%chance

How many American state ballots will have a factory farm ban on them by the end of 2030 due to Pro-Animal Future?

0 comments
1
1 forecaster

Will the EU have a mandatory multi-tiered animal welfare labelling scheme in place by 2025?

result: no

8787 comments
85
85 forecasters
ResolvedNo

Does $100k to fund plant-based hamburger R&D have a greater animal welfare benefit than $100k to corporate animal welfare campaigns for chickens?

52.4% chance

0 comments
3
3 forecasters
52.4%chance

Predict the median of experts' beliefs over "Does $100k to fund plant-based hamburger R&D have a greater animal welfare benefit than $100k to corporate animal welfare campaigns for chickens?"

0 comments

Will the EU have a mandatory multi-tiered animal welfare labelling scheme in place by 2025?

result: no

9
44 comments
81
81 forecasters
ResolvedNo

Predict the median of experts' beliefs over "Does $100k to fund cultured meat development have a greater animal welfare benefit than $100k to corporate animal welfare campaigns for chickens?"

0.726 0-100% stated probability (0.684 - 0.767)

0 comments
2
2 forecasters
0.726 0-100% stated probability
(0.684 - 0.767)

Will An American State Ban Factory Farming by 2030?

6% chance

0 comments
11
11 forecasters
6%chance

How many Pro-Animal Future city chapters will there be by the end of 2026?

0 comments
1
1 forecaster

When will the first course on wild animal welfare be taught at a top university?

>31 Dec 2024 (30 Aug 2024 - >31 Dec 2024)

7
3232 comments
47
47 forecasters
>31 Dec 2024
(30 Aug 2024 - >31 Dec 2024)

Five years after AGI, how many animals will be slaughtered in factory farms?

74.6B billion animals (32.4B - 100B)

4
1010 comments
22
22 forecasters
74.6B billion animals
(32.4B - 100B)

What percent of voters will vote in favor of the Swiss 2022 Bio Suisse Animal Welfare referendum question?

46 (40.2 - 51.9)

6
88 comments
38
38 forecasters
46
(40.2 - 51.9)

PhilPapers survey mini-series: Impermissibility of eating animals and animal products

42.7 (30.2 - 56.6)

13
1414 comments
65
65 forecasters
42.7
(30.2 - 56.6)

Future Perfect 2019 Series: Q4 - More animals will be killed for US human consumption in 2019 than in 2018

result: yes

11
3030 comments
81
81 forecasters
ResolvedYes

In second edition of the Animal Protection Index how many countries will be listed with B or A grades on the indicator for "Formal Recognition of Animal Sentience"?

10.8 (7.85 - 13.2)

1
22 comments
20
20 forecasters
10.8
(7.85 - 13.2)

How many countries will be awarded a B or better for farm animal welfare protection by to the Animal Protection Index by end of 2022?

16.8 (13.2 - 21.3)

2
88 comments
17
17 forecasters
16.8
(13.2 - 21.3)

Will the either the USA or China improve on their score on an the Animal Protection Index indicator for recognition of animal sentience, by the end 2022?

result: yes

5
44 comments
18
18 forecasters
ResolvedYes

Will the Animal Protection Index award either the USA or China with a higher grade than received in the 2014 index for farm animal welfare by the end 2022?

result: no

6
33 comments
24
24 forecasters
ResolvedNo

In 2025, according to the EA Survey, what percentage of EA dollars will go to animal welfare?

13.6% (9.45 - 17.9)

4
11 comment
18
18 forecasters
13.6%
(9.45 - 17.9)

Will reducing wild animal suffering be a mainstream moral issue in America before 2200?

67% chance

14
1313 comments
74
74 forecasters
67%chance

Will any sovereign government issue a formal apology for their treatment of farm animals by 2200?

85% chance

11
1414 comments
107
107 forecasters
85%chance

When will 5,000 companies worldwide pledge to remove cages from their egg supply chains?

Nov 2032 (14 Aug 2028 - >Nov 2037)

7
55 comments
28
28 forecasters
Nov 2032
(14 Aug 2028 - >Nov 2037)

On December 31, 2023, will Animal Charity Evaluators recommend a charity working on reducing wild animal suffering as a top charity?

85% chance

16
2525 comments
103
103 forecasters
Ambiguous

Increased formal recognition of animal sentience?

47% chance

16
55 comments
116
116 forecasters
Ambiguous