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Your donation to Animal Ethics will now be matched dollar for dollar

1 Dec 2015

Between now and January 7, your donation to Animal Ethics will be twice as valuable! Each dollar you donate to us between now and then will be matched […] Read more

What happens to wild animals during hurricanes?

24 Nov 2015

Many people are concerned about the fate of humans during natural disasters like hurricanes. There are many disaster relief programs that provide aid for people […] Read more

Animal Ethics is now working in Portuguese!

9 Nov 2015
Chick just after emerging from egg

Several months ago we introduced Animal Ethics in Italian. We are now happy to announce that we have started to work in Portuguese as well. This […] Read more

The UK government has the means to vaccinate badgers against tuberculosis, so why is it killing them?

19 Oct 2015

The UK government has killed thousands of badgers over the past few years, claiming that drastically reducing the population of badgers will reduce the spread […] Read more

Feeding animals to other animals: why should we kill some domesticated animals to feed other domesticated animals?

30 Sep 2015

Dogs and cats have a need for the nutrition provided by certain foods, not a need for those foods themselves. Their needs can be met by a well-balanced vegan diet and a few supplements. Read more

Feeding animals to other animals: zoos kill nonhuman animals for profit

31 Aug 2015

We can learn how to feed carnivores and keep them healthy without feeding them the bodies of other animals, dead or alive. Much progress has already been made on this, as evidenced by the successful use of vegan cat food. It’s also unnecessary to keep animals such as lions and snakes in zoos at all. Read more

Wild horses on public lands: Why is the debate about what’s good for the land and not what’s good for the horses?

8 Aug 2015
wild horses in a western landscape

Wild horse trapping programs have been carried out in the U.S. for decades, particularly in the Western areas such as Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Montana, Oregon, […] Read more

Mending broken wings

4 Jul 2015

Broken limbs including wings are common in nonhuman animals. In fact nonhuman animals have many of the same medical needs humans have. Read more

Animal Ethics talks in Spain and Latin America

29 May 2015

Last month we gave several talks in the UK and in Peru, and earlier this month in the US, in Oakland, California. On May 22 […] Read more

Animal Ethics talks in the US, Peru and the UK

27 Apr 2015

Animal Ethics gave two talks in the UK earlier this month, and has more talks coming up in Peru and the US. These talks have the […] Read more

Thanks for supporting Animal Ethics!

15 Apr 2015
squirrel standing next to two upright unhusked ears of corn.

We’re pleased to announce that Animal Ethics has successfully completed a donations matching challenge made possible by Raising for Effective Giving (REG). We received $25,000 in donations during the […] Read more

Animal Ethics leafleting and tabling activities in the US and Spain

19 Mar 2015

In addition to providing resources for animal activists, and doing work online to distribute information, Animal Ethics’s aims include public outreach. We want to let […] Read more

Animal Ethics Essay Prize

5 Mar 2015

Animal Ethics invites submissions for the 1st Animal Ethics Essay Prize on the suffering of animals in nature and intervention in the wild. Concern for the […] Read more

Animal Ethics website now available in Italian!

19 Feb 2015

We are very happy to announce that, in addition to English and Spanish, Animal Ethics’s website is now available in Italian too! More and more […] Read more

Your gift is now twice as valuable until April 12

13 Feb 2015

Between now and April 12, your donation to Animal Ethics will be twice as valuable! Each dollar you donate to us between now and then will be matched […] Read more

Should we oppose fishing with supertrawlers, but not local or sport fishing?

21 Jan 2015

Objections to fishing with supertrawlers on environmental or sustainability grounds miss the point. The problem with all fishing is that it harms animals Read more

Talks in the UK and Spain around International Animal Rights Day

31 Dec 2014

Animal Ethics gave two talks recently in the UK and Spain, coinciding with International Animal Rights Day. The first talk took place on December 4, […] Read more

Is eating dog or cat for Christmas dinner worse than Christmas goose?

19 Dec 2014

There has been much recent media attention about the fact that a small part of the population in Switzerland is consuming dog and cat meat.1 […] Read more

When will we start vaccinating African wild apes against Ebola?

30 Nov 2014

There is an ongoing discussion concerning vaccination of great apes against Ebola. Ebola, considered by some to be the world’s most deadly virus, is recorded […] Read more

Introducing Animal Ethics in Spanish

25 Oct 2014

Animal Ethics has started to work in Spanish! We aim to reach a wider audience, and to spread the debate about speciesism everywhere we can. […] Read more