Animal Ethics is a nonprofit organization formed to promote discussion and debate around issues in
animal ethics and to provide information and resources for
animal advocates. They also do outreach work in several countries on the issue of
speciesism. Their aim is to create a world where moral consideration is extended to all
sentient beings. The organization's website covers topics such as speciesism,
sentience
Sentience is the ability to experience feelings and sensations. It may not necessarily imply higher cognitive functions such as awareness, reasoning, or complex thought processes. Some writers define sentience exclusively as the capacity for ''v ...
,
veganism
Veganism is the practice of abstaining from the use of animal products and the consumption of animal source foods, and an associated philosophy that rejects the commodity status of animals. A person who practices veganism is known as a vega ...
and
wild animal suffering and has content translated into several languages.
History
Animal Ethics was co-founded by Daniel Dorado,
Oscar Horta
Oscar Horta (born Óscar Horta Álvarez; 7 May 1974) is a Spanish animal activist and moral philosopher. He is a professor in the Department of Philosophy and Anthropology at the University of Santiago de Compostela and a co-founder of the non ...
and Leah Mckelvie in 2012. A stated aim for establishing the organization by Horta was the promotion of
welfare biology as a field of research.
Animal Charity Evaluators recommended Animal Ethics as one of its standout charities from December 2015 to November 2017.
Work
In 2015 and 2017, Animal Ethics awarded an essay prize for essays on the topic of animal suffering in the wild.
In 2018, the organization started to work in
Chinese.
In 2020, Animal Ethics released an online course on wild animal suffering. In the same year, they extended their outreach work to
India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
and started a website in
Hindi
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.
As of April 2022, Animal Ethics participated in the
World Day for the End of Speciesism in 2020 and 2021 by broadcasting series of online talks about speciesism in English, Portuguese and Spanish.
See also
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List of animal rights groups
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Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics
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UPF-Centre for Animal Ethics
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Wild Animal Initiative
References
External links
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Animal Charity Evaluators' Review*
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501(c)(3) organizations
Animal ethics organizations
Animal rights organizations
Animal welfare organizations based in the United States
Non-profit organizations based in the San Francisco Bay Area
Organizations established in 2012
Organizations associated with effective altruism
Organizations based in Oakland, California
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