Published on June 12, 2026 12:16 PM GMT AI use disclosure: 0 AI used in this particular post. Perhaps about once a month someone messages me on LinkedIn or the Hive Slack community , asking how a data scientist/analyst/engineer can use their career to help animals. This is something I’ve spent nearly 5 years thinking about! I originally trained as a data science after my PhD because I wanted to build skills to make the world a better place . These are my reflections on what I’ve learned, and con