Josh Milburn
@joshmilburn.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Political Philosophy at Loughborough University. Books: Just Fodder (McGill-Queen's, 2022) and Food, Justice, and Animals (Oxford, 2023). Host of the podcast Knowing Animals. Website: https://josh-milburn.com
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"While ultra-processed plant-based foods are less healthy than whole plant foods, they may offer better cardiometabolic outcomes than unprocessed animal-based products. [P]roducts such as plant-based milks, meat analogs, and margarine may facilitate dietary shifts."
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Ultra-processed Plant Foods: Are They Worse than their Unprocessed Animal-Based Counterparts? - Current Nutrition Reports
Purpose of the Review This review aims to compare the impact of unprocessed animal foods with ultra-processed plant-based alternatives, particularly plant-based milks, plant-based meat analogs, and ma...
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November 6, 2025 at 11:08 PM
"While ultra-processed plant-based foods are less healthy than whole plant foods, they may offer better cardiometabolic outcomes than unprocessed animal-based products. [P]roducts such as plant-based milks, meat analogs, and margarine may facilitate dietary shifts."
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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AASA is very excited to announce that the winner of the inaugural round of the Siobhan O' Book Prize is Yamini Narayanan for the incredible book Mother Cow Mother India (Stanford UP, 2023)! url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/GCu8CL7EwM...
Mother Cow, Mother India | Stanford University Press
India imposes stringent criminal penalties, including life imprisonment in some states, for cow slaughter, based on a Hindu ethic of revering the cow as sacred. And yet India is among the world's lead...
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November 6, 2025 at 11:53 AM
AASA is very excited to announce that the winner of the inaugural round of the Siobhan O' Book Prize is Yamini Narayanan for the incredible book Mother Cow Mother India (Stanford UP, 2023)! url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/GCu8CL7EwM...
My School is supporting competitive applicants for the @leverhulme.ac.uk Early Career Fellowships (details below). I'm happy to support candidates in my research areas, including (among others) animals in moral/political philosophy.
If you want to apply, contact me ASAP. Internal deadline 1 Dec.
If you want to apply, contact me ASAP. Internal deadline 1 Dec.
Early Career Fellowships | The Leverhulme Trust
www.leverhulme.ac.uk
November 6, 2025 at 4:37 PM
My School is supporting competitive applicants for the @leverhulme.ac.uk Early Career Fellowships (details below). I'm happy to support candidates in my research areas, including (among others) animals in moral/political philosophy.
If you want to apply, contact me ASAP. Internal deadline 1 Dec.
If you want to apply, contact me ASAP. Internal deadline 1 Dec.
It was a genuine pleasure to be the subject of a two-hour grilling on animals and war at York yesterday – and then immediately jump into a one-hour grilling on animals and food systems at Dublin City University.
A fantastic session of our workshop in political theory today, with Josh Milburn @joshmilburn.bsky.social presenting his thought-provoking work on war for animals.
November 5, 2025 at 8:53 AM
It was a genuine pleasure to be the subject of a two-hour grilling on animals and war at York yesterday – and then immediately jump into a one-hour grilling on animals and food systems at Dublin City University.
On the latest episode of Knowing Animals, I speak to Doris Schneeberger about her 2024 Palgrave book Envisioning a Better Future for Nonhuman Animals: Towards Future Animal Rights Declarations. The episode is available free below or in all the usual places.
knowinganimals.libsyn.com/episode-243-...
knowinganimals.libsyn.com/episode-243-...
November 3, 2025 at 12:15 PM
On the latest episode of Knowing Animals, I speak to Doris Schneeberger about her 2024 Palgrave book Envisioning a Better Future for Nonhuman Animals: Towards Future Animal Rights Declarations. The episode is available free below or in all the usual places.
knowinganimals.libsyn.com/episode-243-...
knowinganimals.libsyn.com/episode-243-...
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Articles suggesting Musk‘s Grokipedia is an enterprise that is in any way intended to further knowledge are either extremely naive or foolishly charitable. Grokipedia‘s purpose is the exact opposite. It is to undermine trust, erode knowledge, & spread far-right ideology, full-stop.
November 3, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Articles suggesting Musk‘s Grokipedia is an enterprise that is in any way intended to further knowledge are either extremely naive or foolishly charitable. Grokipedia‘s purpose is the exact opposite. It is to undermine trust, erode knowledge, & spread far-right ideology, full-stop.
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Sheffield Hallam University complied with Beijing demand to halt research about human rights abuses in China, leading to a major project on supply chains and forced labour being dropped. It was reinstated after threat of legal action but chilling effect remains www.theguardian.com/education/20...
UK university halted human rights research after pressure from China
Exclusive: Leading professor at Sheffield Hallam was told to cease research on supply chains and forced labour in China after demands from authorities
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Sheffield Hallam University complied with Beijing demand to halt research about human rights abuses in China, leading to a major project on supply chains and forced labour being dropped. It was reinstated after threat of legal action but chilling effect remains www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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I don't trust people who are out of the office with limited access to email. What the hell are you doing
October 31, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I don't trust people who are out of the office with limited access to email. What the hell are you doing
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Myths about our ancestors' meaty diets animate modern politics and culture wars about food and identity. But the history of human diets tells a different story about food's past and lets us be more rational about its future.
@gnrosenberg.bsky.social & I for @vox.com
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@gnrosenberg.bsky.social & I for @vox.com
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
The myth of the carnivore caveman
You are not going to like where our ancestors got their protein.
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October 31, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Myths about our ancestors' meaty diets animate modern politics and culture wars about food and identity. But the history of human diets tells a different story about food's past and lets us be more rational about its future.
@gnrosenberg.bsky.social & I for @vox.com
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
@gnrosenberg.bsky.social & I for @vox.com
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
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Thanks very much to The Royal Institute of Philosophy for awarding me the Nayef Al-Rodhan Book Prize 2025. Thanks as well to the ERC who funded it, Peter Momtchiloff who commissioned it for OUP, all my LSE team members past and present, and everyone who made the book possible!
October 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Thanks very much to The Royal Institute of Philosophy for awarding me the Nayef Al-Rodhan Book Prize 2025. Thanks as well to the ERC who funded it, Peter Momtchiloff who commissioned it for OUP, all my LSE team members past and present, and everyone who made the book possible!
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This is the most stunning legal turn-around I'm aware of. AR activists are charged with burglary for freeing dogs from Ridglan. The charges are dropped. The activists succeed in getting a special prosecutor appointed to investigate Ridglan for animal cruelty. Now Ridglan will close. Incredible.
We are thrilled to report that beagle experimentation breeder Ridglan Farms will CLOSE. This follows the 2022 closure of Envigo, & leaves only one large breeder of beagles for experiments (Marshall Farms). Congratulations to everyone who helped achieve this goal. More details to come.
October 29, 2025 at 11:34 AM
This is the most stunning legal turn-around I'm aware of. AR activists are charged with burglary for freeing dogs from Ridglan. The charges are dropped. The activists succeed in getting a special prosecutor appointed to investigate Ridglan for animal cruelty. Now Ridglan will close. Incredible.
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Remember this, whenever someone says "alternative proteins - yuck!"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Beef, pork, chicken: the world loves cheap meat. If people knew what really goes in it, that love affair would be over | Devi Sridhar
Antibiotic use in farming is now rampant. How meat is produced in China may mean the drugs you need here won’t work, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburg...
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Remember this, whenever someone says "alternative proteins - yuck!"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I'm hiring! A 2-year postdoc on my ERC project "KNOW-HOW" at the Cogito: Epistemology Research Centre University of Glasgow. (Deadline for applications 9 November.) Please share with anyone you think might be interested. Details below
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...
Research Associate in Philosophy
College of Arts and HumanitiesSchool of Humanities Research Associate in PhilosophyVacancy Reference: 184814Salary: Grade 7, £41,064 - £46,049 per annum We have an opportunity for a Research Associ...
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk
October 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I'm hiring! A 2-year postdoc on my ERC project "KNOW-HOW" at the Cogito: Epistemology Research Centre University of Glasgow. (Deadline for applications 9 November.) Please share with anyone you think might be interested. Details below
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...
Fee waivers are available for UK applicants interested in reading for a PhD in my department. I'd be happy to support potential applicants in my research areas, especially (but not exclusively) research around animals in moral and political philosophy. Short deadline!
Are you interested in reading for a PhD in international relations, politics, history, or philosophy at Loughborough University? Fee waivers are available for competitive UK applicants starting their studies in 2026.
The application deadline is 11 November.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPC380/s...
The application deadline is 11 November.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPC380/s...
www.jobs.ac.uk
October 20, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Fee waivers are available for UK applicants interested in reading for a PhD in my department. I'd be happy to support potential applicants in my research areas, especially (but not exclusively) research around animals in moral and political philosophy. Short deadline!
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Two fixed-term teaching posts at Glasgow: both over 3 years, with open AOS. As I'm someone on a fixed-term teaching post at Glasgow, if you've got any questions, feel free to get in touch!
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/lecturer...
#PhilJobs #Philosophy
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#PhilJobs #Philosophy
Lecturers in Philosophy (LTS)
College of Arts and HumanitiesSchool of Humanities Lecturers in Philosophy (LTS)Vacancy Ref: 184794Salary:Grade 7, £41,064 - £46,049 per annum The University of Glasgow is seeking to appoint two fi...
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk
October 17, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Two fixed-term teaching posts at Glasgow: both over 3 years, with open AOS. As I'm someone on a fixed-term teaching post at Glasgow, if you've got any questions, feel free to get in touch!
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/lecturer...
#PhilJobs #Philosophy
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/lecturer...
#PhilJobs #Philosophy
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Huge news!
Red Tractor = false advertising.
I broke this original story in The Times over 2 years ago…. And River Action took it to the Advertising Standards Authority
Red Tractor = false advertising.
I broke this original story in The Times over 2 years ago…. And River Action took it to the Advertising Standards Authority
🚨 NEWS! Red Tractor ad banned for misleading environmental claims 🚨
A TV ad by the UK’s biggest farm assurance scheme has been banned after the @adstandards.bsky.social found “insufficient evidence” that Red Tractor farms met basic environmental standards.
READ MORE: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A TV ad by the UK’s biggest farm assurance scheme has been banned after the @adstandards.bsky.social found “insufficient evidence” that Red Tractor farms met basic environmental standards.
READ MORE: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Red Tractor ad banned for misleading environmental claims
The Advertising Standards Authority upheld a complaint by environment charity River Action.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 15, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Huge news!
Red Tractor = false advertising.
I broke this original story in The Times over 2 years ago…. And River Action took it to the Advertising Standards Authority
Red Tractor = false advertising.
I broke this original story in The Times over 2 years ago…. And River Action took it to the Advertising Standards Authority
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@leedsprhs.bsky.social
Our vacancy for a Lecturer or Associate Professor in Social Philosophy has now been advertised: jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx.... Please spread the word! The closing date for applications is 5 Nov 2025.
Our vacancy for a Lecturer or Associate Professor in Social Philosophy has now been advertised: jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx.... Please spread the word! The closing date for applications is 5 Nov 2025.
Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Lecturer/Associate Professor in Philosophy
Are you an experienced academic in Philosophy with the ambition to carry out world-leading research and deliver an exceptional student experience in a research-intensive Russell Group University? Woul...
jobs.leeds.ac.uk
October 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
@leedsprhs.bsky.social
Our vacancy for a Lecturer or Associate Professor in Social Philosophy has now been advertised: jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx.... Please spread the word! The closing date for applications is 5 Nov 2025.
Our vacancy for a Lecturer or Associate Professor in Social Philosophy has now been advertised: jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx.... Please spread the word! The closing date for applications is 5 Nov 2025.
This week, I’ve been met by my own face staring back at me from screens on campus as part of the campaign below. It’s nice to be noticed!
October 14, 2025 at 7:16 AM
This week, I’ve been met by my own face staring back at me from screens on campus as part of the campaign below. It’s nice to be noticed!
I’m on my way home from Rome after an intellectually stimulating conference on what liberal political philosophy can say about animals, plants, and the climate. It was great to see some old friends — and to make some new ones!
October 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I’m on my way home from Rome after an intellectually stimulating conference on what liberal political philosophy can say about animals, plants, and the climate. It was great to see some old friends — and to make some new ones!
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355 MEPs voted today to ban the use of meat denominations like burger & sausage for plant-based products.
This is a manufactured issue. Consumers are not confused.
If there was ever clearer evidence of political decision-making being heavily influenced by the animal agriculture lobby. This is it.
This is a manufactured issue. Consumers are not confused.
If there was ever clearer evidence of political decision-making being heavily influenced by the animal agriculture lobby. This is it.
October 8, 2025 at 11:36 AM
355 MEPs voted today to ban the use of meat denominations like burger & sausage for plant-based products.
This is a manufactured issue. Consumers are not confused.
If there was ever clearer evidence of political decision-making being heavily influenced by the animal agriculture lobby. This is it.
This is a manufactured issue. Consumers are not confused.
If there was ever clearer evidence of political decision-making being heavily influenced by the animal agriculture lobby. This is it.
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Have you seen the brand new 'impact and engagement' pages on our website? Learn more about our department's impactful research on climate change, Arctic geopolitics, emergency management, LGBTQ+ lives in culture, the politics of pregnancy, and much more.
www.lboro.ac.uk/subjects/pol...
www.lboro.ac.uk/subjects/pol...
Impact and engagement | International Relations, Politics and History | Loughborough University
www.lboro.ac.uk
October 7, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Have you seen the brand new 'impact and engagement' pages on our website? Learn more about our department's impactful research on climate change, Arctic geopolitics, emergency management, LGBTQ+ lives in culture, the politics of pregnancy, and much more.
www.lboro.ac.uk/subjects/pol...
www.lboro.ac.uk/subjects/pol...
On the latest episode of Knowing Animals, I speak to Dr Jack Waverley about his efforts to link animal studies and marketing/consumer research, and his work bringing animals into instutional DEI/EDI policies. Free in all the usual places!
knowinganimals.libsyn.com/episode-242-...
knowinganimals.libsyn.com/episode-242-...
October 6, 2025 at 2:22 PM
On the latest episode of Knowing Animals, I speak to Dr Jack Waverley about his efforts to link animal studies and marketing/consumer research, and his work bringing animals into instutional DEI/EDI policies. Free in all the usual places!
knowinganimals.libsyn.com/episode-242-...
knowinganimals.libsyn.com/episode-242-...
There's an interesting (inadvertent) #animalrights theme on Wikipedia's main page today: Jane Goodall's death leads 'in the news', the mauling of Roy (of Siegfried and Roy) leads 'on this day', and Anne, the UK's last circus elephant, leads 'did you know'.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_(e...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_(e...
October 3, 2025 at 11:54 AM
There's an interesting (inadvertent) #animalrights theme on Wikipedia's main page today: Jane Goodall's death leads 'in the news', the mauling of Roy (of Siegfried and Roy) leads 'on this day', and Anne, the UK's last circus elephant, leads 'did you know'.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_(e...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_(e...
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📢Call for Papers for free #Pacifism & #Nonviolence workshop (to be held in April 2026). Deadline 5 Nov. Full info in PDF in CfP tab here: brill.com/view/journal.... Please circulate widely.
brill.com
October 3, 2025 at 10:24 AM
📢Call for Papers for free #Pacifism & #Nonviolence workshop (to be held in April 2026). Deadline 5 Nov. Full info in PDF in CfP tab here: brill.com/view/journal.... Please circulate widely.
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"I asked Chat GPT"
Well we asked an expert and then we asked other experts in that field to review the first expert's work.
Well we asked an expert and then we asked other experts in that field to review the first expert's work.
October 2, 2025 at 6:19 PM
"I asked Chat GPT"
Well we asked an expert and then we asked other experts in that field to review the first expert's work.
Well we asked an expert and then we asked other experts in that field to review the first expert's work.