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Our approach is pragmatic and collaborative. We work with the direct democratic means available to us at the communal, cantonal and national levels. Our efforts are focused on agriculture, consumption, and animal dignity as defined in the Swiss federal constitution. A drastic reduction in the consumption of animal-based food is needed, but we realise that change will not happen overnight. We push for food system reform through political and institutional outreach.
Our roots in Effective Altruism motivate us to reduce animal suffering as efficiently as possible, and so to center our reasoning on their experience in the here and now. We are mindful, though, that the longterm environmental impact of animal agriculture represents the scope for even greater magnitudes of suffering as it affects us all. We therefore place great emphasis on the interconnectedness of harms and seek to build a broad and politically diverse supporter base.
Latest articles
The Chicken Check: who leads and who lags?
Over the past month, Sentience has published four reports that examine how the country’s largest retailers – Migros, Coop, Aldi, and Lidl – measure up against the ECC. Today, we bring those findings together in a single ranking...
It is not a question of how, it is a question of when
Coop: the final retailer in our “Chicken Check”. Improvements, transparency, labels,... all of this sounds great. But how well does Coop’s practices align with the European Chicken Commitment (ECC), a scientific framework designed to reduce the...
Same Aldi, different standards across borders
After Migros and Lidl, Aldi steps into the spotlight. Does it live up to the European Chicken Commitment (ECC), the scientific framework designed to reduce the suffering of broiler chickens?...
In December, every donation counts twice
From now until the end of December, every donation will be matched by generous supporters – up to a total of 50,000 CHF. That means 10 CHF becomes 20 CHF, 50 CHF becomes 100 CHF.
Vague promises do not protect animals, transparency does
After examining Migros last week, Sentience is now turning the spotlight on Lidl to assess how well its practices align with the European Chicken Commitment (ECC), a scientific framework designed to reduce the suffering of broiler chickens...
When the market leader leads, millions of lives change
Across Switzerland, retailers shape animal welfare outcomes at scale. With the “Chicken Check”, we assess how Swiss retailers measure up to the standards of the European Chicken Commitment (ECC). To date, no Swiss retailer has signed the ECC...
Why Politics Must Extend Beyond Our Own Species
Why do our laws, institutions and policies still revolve mostly around one species – our own?
From Overlooked to Unmissable: A Voice for Invisible Animals
Just over a year ago, we launched the “Invisible Animals” campaign. Through our petition – which we aimed to give a voice to pigeons, rats, bees and fish – we gathered 34,970 signatures.
