About Us
The Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics was founded in 2006 by its director Professor Andrew Linzey, is an independent Centre with the aim of pioneering ethical perspectives on animals through academic, research, teaching and publication. The Centre has more than 60 Fellows drawn from a variety of academic disciplines from throughout the world. For more information about the Centre and its Fellows please see its website at www.oxfordanimalethics.com.
The Revd Professor Andrew Linzey is a Member of the Faculty of Theology, University of Oxford. He has written or edited 20 books, including Animal Theology (SCM Press/University of Illinois Press, 1994) and Why Animal Suffering Matters (Oxford University Press, 2009).
The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series edited by Andrew Linzey and Priscilla Cohn has already published some twelve books. The series explores the challenges that Animal Ethics poses, both conceptually and practically, to traditional understandings of human-animal relations. Specifically, the Series will: provide a range of key introductory and advanced texts that map out ethical positions on animals; publish pioneering work written by new, as well as accomplished, scholars, and produce texts from a variety of disciplines that are multidisciplinary in character or have multidisciplinary relevance.
The Journal of Animal Ethics is the first named journal of animal ethics in the world. It is devoted to the exploration of progressive thought about animals. It is multidisciplinary in nature and international in scope. It covers theoretical and applied aspects of animal ethics -- of interest to academics from the humanities and the sciences, as well as professionals working in the field of animal protection. The Journal is published by the University of Illinois Press in partnership with the Ferrater Mora Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics. For more information or to subscribe to the Journal see http://www.press.uillinois.edu/journals/jane.html.
The Centre is dedicated to the memory of the celebrated Catalan philosopher José Ferrater Mora. His prodigious scholarship is widely acclaimed, and the Centre honours his name because of his outstanding contribution to humanitarian thought, particularly in the area of animal ethics.
Press releases
MANSFIELD COLLEGE IS VEGETARIANS’ CHOICE AT OXFORD
Mansfield College, Oxford, has won the award for the best Oxford College offering vegetarian and vegan food. The poll launched at the... read more
08.12.2016 • By Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics
LAUNCH OF VEGETARIAN NORRINGTON TABLE
Vegetarian and vegan members of Oxford University are being invited to rank colleges according to the quality of their vegetarian food. The... read more
06.10.2016 • By Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics
Academics debate the ethics of animal experiments at Oxford Summer School
More than 100 academics from around the world will gather in Oxford to debate the morality of animal experiments. The School on The Ethics of... read more
13.04.2015 • By Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics
IS RELIGION GOOD FOR YOUR CAT AND DOG?
A new research project at Oxford will examine whether animals benefit or suffer thanks to religion. Inspired by Baptist Preacher Charles... read more
02.07.2013 • By Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics
RSPCA SHOULD PROSECUTE GOVERNMENT BADGER KILLERS, SAYS OXFORD ETHICIST
The RSPCA should prosecute those involved in the mass killing of badgers says leading animal ethicist, Professor Andrew Linzey a theologian at... read more
30.05.2013 • By Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics
AUSTRALIAN PIONEER HONOURED FOR PHILANTHROPIC WORK
The Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics is delighted to announce Australian philanthropic pioneer, Philip Wollen as its seventh Honorary Fellow. The... read more
20.03.2013 • By Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics
Australian pioneer honoured for philanthropic work
The Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics is delighted to announce Australian philanthropic pioneer, Philip Wollen as its seventh Honorary Fellow. The... read more
18.03.2013 • By Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics
U.S. AG-GAG LAWS “SINISTER” SAY LEADING ACADEMICS
Leading academics have branded United States “Ag-gag” laws, now in force in Iowa and Utah and awaiting consideration in other U.S. states, that... read more
06.03.2013 • By Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics