Your donation to Animal Ethics will be matched dollar for dollar
Between now and January 7, 2020, your donation to Animal Ethics will be twice as valuable! Each dollar you donate to us between now and then will be matched dollar for dollar. Read more
Animal Ethics is funding pioneering research at Massey University on how to best help whales in mass strandings
This research project has the aim of informing issue protocols and policies concerning stranded whales with the best science available. Read more
Winter 2019 Animal Ethics internships
We are accepting applications for Animal Ethics 2019 winter internships in a variety of areas. If you share our goals and think you can help us in a way that’s not listed, please get in touch! Read more
Dr. Meagan King is awarded Animal Ethics postdoctoral grant to carry out research on welfare biology at the University of Guelph
We have awarded Dr. Meagan King a postdoctoral grant to research welfare biology in Canada. Read more
Why age-specific mortality is relevant to welfare biology
Knowledge of age-specific mortality patterns will be helpful for contextualizing the anticipated data in order to understand what being a member of any species is like on average. Read more
Identifying predictors of insect abundance
Understanding the present drivers and correlates of insect abundance might be helpful in comparing the total amount of insect suffering that is present or possible in different environments Read more
Animal Ethics talks and courses in multiple countries
In 2019, Animal Ethics is continuing our outreach work by speaking at universities and conferences. We will continue to carry out this work, with an emphasis on organizing courses. Read more
Second round of master’s grants for research at the intersection of ecology and wild animal welfare science
We’re accepting applications for grants for master’s projects in the intersection of ecology and wild animal welfare science. Read more
Literature review about invertebrate sentience
Animal Ethics has released a review of the neuroscientific literature about invertebrate sentience focusing on number of neurons in the brain, specific brain structures, and degree of centralization Read more
How fireworks harm nonhuman animals of all sizes
Fireworks can cause psychological and physical harm to nonhuman animals in many ways, affecting far more animals than just those who live with humans. Read more
Animal Ethics is hiring a welfare biology research and outreach coordinator
Animal Ethics is hiring a welfare biology research and outreach coordinator. This is a remote position. The deadline for applications is July 31. Read more
Call for grant applications: Research in the intersection of ecology and wild animal welfare science at master’s level
Animal Ethics is calling for applications for grants to carry out master’s theses in wild animal welfare and welfare biology. Read more
Call for grant applications: Postdoc research in the intersection of ecology and wild animal welfare science
We are looking for a PhD graduate who wants to do innovative work in the intersection of ecology and wild animal welfare. Read more
Summer 2019 Animal Ethics internships
Animal Ethics is accepting applications for internships to support our work in favor of helping animals in the wild and defending animals exploited by humans. The application deadline is June 15th. Read more
Animal Charity Evaluators’ Effective Animal Advocacy Fund will support Animal Ethics’s wild animal suffering work
Animal Ethics is happy to announce we’re a grant recipient of Animal Charity Evaluators’ Effective Animal Advocacy Fund. Read more
Animal Ethics is funding a novel research project examining causes of harm and mortality to wild animals in Greece
Animal Ethics is supporting research on projects that will help us better understand wild animal suffering and make it more tractable. Read more
Promoting Welfare Biology as the Study of Wild Animal Suffering – video and transcript
This EA Global talk explains what wild animal suffering is and what is being done to address it. The talk discusses the creation of a new field of research, welfare biology. Read more
Welfare biology research: Sexual competition
This a project draft about sexual competition that shows the kind of research that could be developed in welfare biology regarding the life history of animals. It can be used and adapted freely by anyone. Read more
Animal Ethics’s 2019 strategic plan
The capacity of Animal Ethics has increased very significantly in the last year and a half, and we can now pursue more and larger projects. You can download our 2019 strategic plan here. Read more
Animal Ethics work in 2018
In 2018, Animal Ethics has entered a new stage in our work, with a focus on animals living in the wild. In addition, we have continued to increase the number of countries in which we are active, and we have started to work in Chinese. Read more