Design Lab for Humane Systems

AO Lab

AO Lab is AnimalOps’ central research archive—a living notebook of system models, operational frameworks, and essays exploring how we can build more humane, efficient, and accountable animal welfare infrastructure.


System Notes /category/notes/

Concise operational analyses and prototype frameworks drawn from the AnimalOps field lab. Each note distills one insight, model, or principle for humane system design.

Essays /category/essays/

Long-form reflections on justice, design, and reform within animal welfare — written in AO’s signature voice: morally grounded, emotionally real, and strategically analytical.