Animal Liberation Victoria and Vegan Easy have just released a very touching video for the Unknown Animal, that is, for all those billions animals killed every year by the industry. A very powerful and sad message.
Call for Papers for The Ethics Forum
The Ethics Forum (Les ateliers de l’éthique) invites submissions focusing on animal ethics and animal justice.
Submission details:
- Submission of abstract (500 words max): March 15th, 2014. Decisions will be made within a month.
- Upon notification of acceptance, you will be invited to submit the full paper no later than June 15th, 2014.
Format:
- Texts from 6000 to 12000 words, single spaced.
- Font must be Times New Roman, 12 point.
- Notes should be placed at the end of the text and not at bottom of page.
- Include an abstract of 200 words max. in English and French.
Detailed instructions to authors are available on the journal website.
Abstract and articles should be submitted via email in .doc format at the following addresses: valery.giroux@umontreal.ca and jean-philippe.royer@umontreal.ca
Legal Personhood for Animals?
Since the recent Manifesto for the Evolution of Animals’ Legal Status in the Civil Code of Quebec (see our post here) that has been supported by more than 29,000 signatures in two weeks only, three philosophers argue that legal personhood, and not the creation of a middle category between things and persons, is the solution for the moral respect of animals. One of the signatories is a member of Queen’s Animal Defence.
Thinking of Going Vegan? Try of these Seven Methods
Frédéric Côté-Boudreau, a member of Queen’s Animal Defence, writes an article on Huffington Post Canada explaining seven different methods to make the transition to veganism.
Queen's Animal Defence 