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Jul 30 2015 | karol orzechowski

Giving Chimps the Same Rights as Prisoners

There is a strong legal case for giving chimps used for biomedical research the same rights as prisoners. READ MORE

Jul 12 2015 | Faunalytics

Finding Common Ground for Animals

If we all hope to make a significant impact, the animal advocacy movement should be promoted by and integrated into environmental and social justice causes. READ MORE

Jul 7 2015 | karol orzechowski

Making ‘Models’: The Social Creation of ‘Lab Animals’

We have tried to create lab animal 'models' in the image of humans, but in doing so have we just created faded copies of their - and our own - problems? READ MORE

Jun 24 2015 | karol orzechowski

Bringing Hunters to the Table: Avoiding Radicalization Through Debate

A well-rounded debate where all parties are reasonably represented may help to avoid radicalization and, in the case of hunting, may prevent poaching. READ MORE

Jun 24 2015 | karol orzechowski

Counting Both the Incomes and Outcomes of Nature

Viewing the resources we extract now for growth as positives is not correct. We need to account for how resource depletion factors negatively into the future. READ MORE

May 26 2015 | karol orzechowski

“I am a Vegetarian”: Reflections on a Way of Being

A new study finds that there is big difference between simply adhering to the diet ("doing") and being more committed to a lifestyle ("being"). READ MORE

Apr 16 2015 | karol orzechowski

The Importance Of Sentience In Animal Legislation

The article argues animals are sentient and advocates should get countries to include sentience as an aspect of animal rights and laws. READ MORE

Feb 9 2015 | karol orzechowski

Animal Welfare and the Paradox of Animal Consciousness

In this paper, Marian Dawkins gives a summary of the history of the study of animal consciousness, and describes problems that scholars currently have in proving or demonstrating animal consciousness. In describing the history of animal behaviorism and related scholarship, as well as the the study of human consciousness, Dawkins explores how human shortcomings in understanding our own cognition also hamper our ability to recognize consciousness in other animals. However, Dawkins ultimately questions whether a detailed knowledge of animal consciousness is even necessary to provide animals with the welfare that they deserve. READ MORE

Feb 6 2015 | karol orzechowski

Beyond Morality: Developing a New Rhetorical Strategy

In this article, author Maxim Fetissenko presents a critique of animal advocacy strategy focused on moral arguments, and offers possibilities for alternative approaches based on appealing to human self-interest. Using the slavery abolition and anti-apartheid movements as historical precedents, Fetissenko notes that such movements have always had a strong ethical / moral component, but their results were ultimately bolstered by the self-interest of others. Outlining examples of current animal advocacy campaigns, such as Proposition 2 in California, the author seeks to understand and analyze why certain strategies appeal more to the general public, and how they can be altered to get a better outcome for animal rights. READ MORE

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