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