Animal Ethics (organization)

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.[2][3] Their aim is to create a world where moral consideration is extended to all sentient beings.[4] The organization's website covers topics such as speciesism, sentience, veganism and wild animal suffering and has content translated into several languages.[5]

For the branch of ethics that examines human-animal relationships, see Animal ethics.
Animal Ethics
Founded2012 (2012)
FounderDaniel Dorado, Oscar Horta, Leah Mckelvie
TypeAnimal advocacy
United States IRS exemption status: 501(c)(3), ruling year 2019[1]
Location
Area served
Global
Websitewww.animal-ethics.org

History

Animal Ethics was co-founded by Daniel Dorado, Oscar Horta and Leah Mckelvie in 2012.[6]

Animal Charity Evaluators recommended Animal Ethics as one of its standout charities from December 2015 to November 2017.[7]

Work

In 2015 and 2017, Animal Ethics awarded an essay prize for essays on the topic of animal suffering in the wild.[8]

In 2018, the organization started to work in Chinese.[9]

In 2020, Animal Ethics released an online course on wild animal suffering.[10] In the same year, they extended their outreach work to India.[11]

References
  1. "Animal Ethics Inc". GuideStar. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  2. "About Us". Animal Ethics. 2014-01-01. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  3. "Animal Ethics". Raising for Effective Giving. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  4. "About Animal Ethics Vision, Mission and Values" (PDF). Animal Charity Evaluators. 2017. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  5. "Animal Ethics leaflets are available in seven different languages". Animal Ethics. 2018-10-30. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  6. "Conversation with Leah McKelvie". Animal Charity Evaluators. 2015-08-19. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  7. "Animal Ethics Review". Animal Charity Evaluators. November 2017. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  8. "2nd Animal Ethics Essay Prize Announcement". Animal Ethics. 2017-12-27. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  9. "Animal Ethics 2018" (PDF). Animal Ethics. 2019-01-01. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  10. "Announcing the first video of an online course on wild animal suffering". Animal Ethics. 2020-02-29. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
  11. "Animal Ethics starts working in India". Animal Ethics. 2020-01-30. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
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