Andrea Ringer, the author of Circus World: Roustabouts, Animals, and the Work of Putting on the Big Show, answers questions on her new book. Q: Why did you decide to […]
Q&A with the author of CIRCUS WORLD
Category: animal ethics
Paul-Mikhail Catapang Podosky On “The Difference Between Killing Humanely and a Humane Killing”
Paul-Mikhail Catapang Podosky is a doctoral student in the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne. He recently shared his thoughts with us on his article, “A […]
Paul-Mikhail Catapang Podosky Comments on Journal of Animal Ethics Article
In this blog post we are featuring Paul-Mikhail Catapang Podosky’s summary of his article, “A Linguistic Method of Deception: The Difference Between Killing Humanely and a Humane Killing“, in the Journal of […]
Andrew Linzey on Animal Ethics
Andrew Linzey’s publication history on animal rights stretches back to 1976, when he published Animal Rights: A Christian Perspective. Since then, he has worked tirelessly in the field, publishing widely […]
Of cats and bats, mostly cats
It is seldom mentioned that cats are one of the great lawyers of the animal kingdom. Say “no” to a cat and it will look at you with an expression that […]
Win a copy of Fe-Lines: French Cat Poems through the Ages
One of the wonderful things about independent bookstores is the opportunity for discovery. Is there a better feeling than walking among rows of texts and spying that one spine that calls […]
Archbishop Desmond Tutu addresses treatment of animals in the Global Guide to Animal Protection
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has released his first major statement on animal welfare in the UIP book The Global Guide to Animal Protection. In the Foreword of the Guide Tutu writes: […]
The Chronicle’s Page View on the Journal of Animal Ethics
The Chronicle of Higher Education‘s Page View blog looks at the recent controversy over the new Journal of Animal Ethics. “Fur has flown since the editors of the Journal of […]
Don’t Forget You Vote by Lisa Kemmerer
More and more we read and hear about the treachery of the corn-based biofuel, ethanol. Authors and commentators report that ethanol production is stealing corn from the mouths of the […]