Vaccinating badgers in the UK can end the killing and help animals

Animal exploitation

Animals in the billions are forced to live in confinement, their lives filled with pain, boredom and fear, or are captured and deprived of their lives in very painful ways.

Animal sentience

Sentience is what matters when we consider which beings to give moral consideration. We need further study on the issues of what physical structures are necessary for sentience, which beings are sentient, and the interests sentient beings may have.

Many people are learning that animals in the wild don't have predominantly good lives. Most animals in the wild die shortly after coming into existence, and suffer due to injuries, disease, hunger, hostile weather, attacks or distress. In some cases they can be helped but for the most part they are not.

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Ethics & Animals

Giving moral consideration to nonhuman animals means acknowledging that our actions can harm or benefit them. We show that all major ethical theories imply that sentient animals should be given moral consideration.

What we do

Animal Ethics provides information and resources about the reasons to respect all animals, promotes discussion and debate about issues in animal ethics, and encourages academics and scientists to do research in related areas.

Defending animals

All around the world there are people helping and defending animals, including those who are exploited by humans and those in need of help in the wild. You can make a difference too by rejecting animal exploitation and by collaborating with organizations opposing speciesism.