Animal Ethics
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The Animal Ethics study group at the Yale Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics meets several times a semester over a vegan lunch (or via Zoom) for a presentation and lively discussion about a current issue in animal ethics. Our presenters come from diverse fields including law, conservation biology, anthropology, history, veterinary medicine, agricultural research, psychology, philosophy, and genomic/genetic research science. Often, the presenters bring works in progress or new publications to share with us. Participants are equally as diverse and come from both the Yale community and beyond, with many coming from other professional fields.
We share a common interest in learning about the factual underpinnings of contemporary animal issues directly from scholars in the fields. The group’s diversity adds to the richness of the discussions and captures divergent points of view in civil, but enthusiastic debates. The study group sponsors two events: a lunch time seminar and a public lecture series around related animal ethics issues. If you are interested in more in-depth studies of animal ethics, the Summer Institute in Bioethics often offers a 3-week intensive seminar on Animal Ethics & One Health as part of our summer program.
Chair
Lisa Moses, VMD, DACVIM, Faculty, Center for Bioethics, Harvard Medical School
Contact Us
For more information or to be placed on the email list for upcoming study group meetings, email lisa.moses@yale.edu.
2024-2025 Lecture Series
Please join us for these Zoom-based lectures, open to the public. Email lisa.moses@yale.edu to register.
September 25th, 2024, 12:00 EDT, virtual: Jon Geller MPH, DVM, founder of The Street Dog Coalition. One Health Mobile Outreach: An Innovative Model for Community Health.
October 25th, 2024, 12:00 pm EDT, virtual: Diane Genereux, PhD, comparative genomics researcher at The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. What mammalian cells reveal about species resilience to climate change.
March 28th, 2025, 12:30 – 2 pm In-person lunch meeting: Allen Rutberg, PhD, Director of Center for Animals and Public Policy and Associate Research Professor, Department of Infectious Disease and Global Health at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University. THE ETHICS OF WILDLIFE CONTRACEPTION: What do we owe free-roaming wildlife?
April 10th, 2025, 12-1 pm on Zoom: Brad Bolman, PhD, historian of science and a Member in the School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. Lab Dog: What Global Science Owes American Beagles.