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| Formation | 2012; 14 years ago (2012) |
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| Type | Nonprofit |
| EIN 46-1062870 | |
| Legal status | 501(c)(3) organization[1] |
| Purpose | Education and outreach onanimal ethics andspeciesism |
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Region | Global |
Official language | Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), English, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Telugu |
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| Revenue | $147,844 (2024[3]) |
| Website | animal-ethics |
Animal Ethics is an American nonprofit organisation based inOakland, California, founded in 2012 by Daniel Dorado,Oscar Horta, and Leah McKelvie. The organisation produces educational materials and carries out outreach onanimal ethics topics includingspeciesism,sentience,veganism andwild animal suffering, and describes its aim as extending moral consideration to all sentient beings. Its website publishes content in multiple languages, and it has expanded its work to additional language audiences and regions. Horta has said that one reason for establishing the organisation was to promotewelfare biology as a field of research. Animal Ethics has run projects including essay prizes and an online course focused on wild animal suffering, and was recommended byAnimal Charity Evaluators as a standout charity from December 2015 to November 2017.
Animal Ethics was co-founded by Daniel Dorado,Oscar Horta, and Leah Mckelvie in 2012.[4] Horta has said that one reason for establishing the organisation was to promotewelfare biology as a field of research.[5]
Animal Ethics produces educational materials about animal ethics and related topics, and describes its aims as promoting discussion and debate aboutanimal ethics and providing information and resources for animal advocates. It has carried out outreach work in several countries on the topic ofspeciesism.[2][6] Its stated aim is to extend moral consideration to allsentient beings.[7][8]
The organization's website covers topics including speciesism, sentience,veganism, andwild animal suffering, and it publishes content in multiple languages.[9]
In 2015, Leah McKelvie published a report about the organisation inRelations. Beyond Anthropocentrism.[8]
The organisation has also run projects focused on wild animal suffering, including essay prizes (awarded in 2015 and 2017) and an online course launched in 2020.[10][11]
Animal Ethics began publishing resources inChinese in 2018, and in 2020 it extended its outreach work toIndia and launched aHindi version of its website.[12][13] In 2024, it released an Arabic version of their website.[14]
In 2020 and 2021, Animal Ethics marked theWorld Day for the End of Speciesism by broadcasting online talks about speciesism in English, Portuguese and Spanish.[15][16]
Animal Charity Evaluators recommended Animal Ethics as one of its standout charities from December 2015 to November 2017.[17]
