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.[4][5] Their aim is to create a world where moral consideration is extended to all
sentient beings.[6][7] The organization's website covers topics such as speciesism,
sentience,
veganism and
wild animal suffering and has content translated into several languages.[8]
History
Animal Ethics was co-founded by Daniel Dorado,
Oscar Horta and Leah Mckelvie in 2012.[9] A stated aim for establishing the organization by Horta was the promotion of
welfare biology as a field of research.[10]
Animal Charity Evaluators recommended Animal Ethics as one of its standout charities from December 2015 to November 2017.[11]
Work
In 2015 and 2017, Animal Ethics awarded an essay prize for essays on the topic of animal suffering in the wild.[12]
In 2018, the organization started to work in
Chinese.[13]
In 2020, Animal Ethics released an online course on wild animal suffering.[14] In the same year, they extended their outreach work to
India[15] and started a website in
Hindi.[16]
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.[17][18]