Talks in the UK and Spain around International Animal Rights Day
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?
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?
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
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
Animal Ethics talk at the Black Cat Cafe in London
Last Sunday, September 14th, Animal Ethics gave a talk in London at the Black Cat Café in which our speakers gave an overview of some […] Read more
Will the Mute Swans in New York be killed for being members of the wrong species?
In December of 2013 the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) approved a plan to eradicate all free living Mute Swans from the […] Read more
China lifts its requirement for animal testing of some cosmetics
Last week China changed its law that previously required animal testing on all cosmetics produced or sold there. A new rule no longer requires animal […] Read more
Reducing wild animal deaths on roads
Collisions on roads between cars and deers have been reduced by 90% in Austria due to poles on roads which flash and emit sounds when […] Read more
WTO upholds European Union ban on seal products; Canadian government protests decisions made on the basis of morality
The WTO has just upheld the European Union’s seal products ban on moral grounds after it was appealed by the governments of Canada and Norway. […] Read more
Animals killed at zoos: a bear cub is killed in a Swiss zoo; Marius the giraffe and four lions are killed at the Copenhagen Zoo
A healthy young bear cub was killed last month at the Dählhölzli zoo in Bern, Switzerland.1 The cub, known as Baby Bear Three, had been […] Read more
Animal Ethics discussed on Our Hen House podcast
Jasmin Singer and Mariann Sullivan of Our Hen House were in Basel, Switzerland recently for “The Animal Turn and the Law” conference. While they were […] Read more
The massive killing of grey squirrels in Europe continues
Massive killings of grey squirrels have been taking place in Europe in recent years based on claims that their population growth has caused a reduction […] Read more
