Shrilaxmi Patil is a research, strategy, and communications generalist working across effective giving, animal welfare, and emerging AI safety pathways. She has a dual background in Physics and Electronics and Instrumentation and has worked with Impactful Giving to strengthen evidence-based philanthropy in India through donor education, strategic outreach, writing, and funding circle development. She currently consults for Ethical Seafood Research on fundraising, communications, policy, and operational systems.
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Researchers are finding evidence that fish feel pain. What does that mean for the ethics of seafood?
Fish are often treated as reflex-bound creatures, bodies without minds. Yet, study by study, from anatomy labs to behavioural experiments, mounting evidence to the contrary has emerged.
August 20, 2026
