UPF-Center for Animal Ethics
@upf-cae.bsky.social
UPF-CAE is a think-tank based at Pompeu Fabra University which focuses on animal ethics from multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives
https://www.upf.edu/web/cae-center-for-animal-ethics
https://www.upf.edu/web/cae-center-for-animal-ethics
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Núria Almiron, co-founder and co-director of the UPF-Centre for Animal Ethics, is editing a Special Issue for Animals MDPI
titled:
🪶“Species Framed as Invasive or Pests: Influence, Governance, and Storylines in Conservation Biology.”
titled:
🪶“Species Framed as Invasive or Pests: Influence, Governance, and Storylines in Conservation Biology.”
¡Últimos días para enviar propuesta al congreso "Geu ere animalia II"!
📅20-22 de abril
📍Facultad de Letras, Vitoria-Gasteiz
📅20-22 de abril
📍Facultad de Letras, Vitoria-Gasteiz
November 21, 2025 at 11:29 AM
¡Últimos días para enviar propuesta al congreso "Geu ere animalia II"!
📅20-22 de abril
📍Facultad de Letras, Vitoria-Gasteiz
📅20-22 de abril
📍Facultad de Letras, Vitoria-Gasteiz
Laura Fernández, miembro del UPF-CAE, participará en el evento solidario para Sulala Animal Rescue (refugio de animales en Gaza) en Málaga. Su charla tratará sobre "Transfeminismos y liberación animal".
📍Espacio la Jábega
🗓️7 de diciembre
🕓12h
📍Espacio la Jábega
🗓️7 de diciembre
🕓12h
November 21, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Laura Fernández, miembro del UPF-CAE, participará en el evento solidario para Sulala Animal Rescue (refugio de animales en Gaza) en Málaga. Su charla tratará sobre "Transfeminismos y liberación animal".
📍Espacio la Jábega
🗓️7 de diciembre
🕓12h
📍Espacio la Jábega
🗓️7 de diciembre
🕓12h
Once accepted, the full paper submission deadline is 22 March 2026.
🔗Call for Papers – link.springer.com/collections/...
Submissions are now open.
🔗Call for Papers – link.springer.com/collections/...
Submissions are now open.
AI, Animals, and the Future: Aligning AI Trajectories with Nonhuman Welfare
The ethical implications of AI have received increasing attention in recent years, yet a crucial blind spot remains: the impact of AI on nonhuman animals. As ...
link.springer.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Once accepted, the full paper submission deadline is 22 March 2026.
🔗Call for Papers – link.springer.com/collections/...
Submissions are now open.
🔗Call for Papers – link.springer.com/collections/...
Submissions are now open.
This Special Issue has been highly anticipated due to the moral urgency of the topic, combined with the quality of the journal. Scholars interested in these issues are warmly encouraged to submit an abstract by 22 December 2025.
November 21, 2025 at 11:17 AM
This Special Issue has been highly anticipated due to the moral urgency of the topic, combined with the quality of the journal. Scholars interested in these issues are warmly encouraged to submit an abstract by 22 December 2025.
Dr Catia Faria, board member of the UPF-Centre for Animal Ethics, is co-editing with Yip Fai Tse a Special Issue for The Journal of Ethics titled:
“AI, Animals, and the Future: Aligning AI Trajectories with Nonhuman Welfare.”
“AI, Animals, and the Future: Aligning AI Trajectories with Nonhuman Welfare.”
November 21, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Dr Catia Faria, board member of the UPF-Centre for Animal Ethics, is co-editing with Yip Fai Tse a Special Issue for The Journal of Ethics titled:
“AI, Animals, and the Future: Aligning AI Trajectories with Nonhuman Welfare.”
“AI, Animals, and the Future: Aligning AI Trajectories with Nonhuman Welfare.”
🔴 | Seminario UPF-Centre for Animal Ethics
Juan Jo Ponce León presentará "ANIMALISMOS DECOLONIALES, INDÍGENAS Y RAIZALES: miradas críticas desde el Sur" este jueves, 20 de noviembre.
🕓18.00-20.00h CET
💻Via Zoom
Juan Jo Ponce León presentará "ANIMALISMOS DECOLONIALES, INDÍGENAS Y RAIZALES: miradas críticas desde el Sur" este jueves, 20 de noviembre.
🕓18.00-20.00h CET
💻Via Zoom
November 17, 2025 at 10:11 AM
🔴 | Seminario UPF-Centre for Animal Ethics
Juan Jo Ponce León presentará "ANIMALISMOS DECOLONIALES, INDÍGENAS Y RAIZALES: miradas críticas desde el Sur" este jueves, 20 de noviembre.
🕓18.00-20.00h CET
💻Via Zoom
Juan Jo Ponce León presentará "ANIMALISMOS DECOLONIALES, INDÍGENAS Y RAIZALES: miradas críticas desde el Sur" este jueves, 20 de noviembre.
🕓18.00-20.00h CET
💻Via Zoom
📍Sede del Ministerio de Derechos Sociales, Consumo y Agenda 2030, Madrid
📽️Información adicional y vídeo del acto (ponencia a partir del minuto 2:50:40)
www.youtube.com/live/BEHM4lC...
📽️Información adicional y vídeo del acto (ponencia a partir del minuto 2:50:40)
www.youtube.com/live/BEHM4lC...
🐶 V Congreso de Derechos de los Animales [22 de octubre - Ernest Lluch]
YouTube video by Ministerio de Derechos Sociales, Consumo y A2030
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
📍Sede del Ministerio de Derechos Sociales, Consumo y Agenda 2030, Madrid
📽️Información adicional y vídeo del acto (ponencia a partir del minuto 2:50:40)
www.youtube.com/live/BEHM4lC...
📽️Información adicional y vídeo del acto (ponencia a partir del minuto 2:50:40)
www.youtube.com/live/BEHM4lC...
El 22 de octubre de 2025, Eze Paez (miembro del UPF-CAE) participó en el V Congreso de Derechos de los Animales, organizado por el Ministerio de Derechos Sociales, Consumo y Agenda 2030, con su ponencia “Los animales como sujetos de justicia: fundamentos y políticas públicas”.
November 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
El 22 de octubre de 2025, Eze Paez (miembro del UPF-CAE) participó en el V Congreso de Derechos de los Animales, organizado por el Ministerio de Derechos Sociales, Consumo y Agenda 2030, con su ponencia “Los animales como sujetos de justicia: fundamentos y políticas públicas”.
🔴 | Seminario UPF-Centre for Animal Ethics
Juan Jo Ponce León presentará "ANIMALISMOS DECOLONIALES, INDÍGENAS Y RACIALES: miradas críticas desde el Sur" el próximo jueves, 20 de noviembre.
🕓18.00-20.00h CET
💻Via Zoom
Juan Jo Ponce León presentará "ANIMALISMOS DECOLONIALES, INDÍGENAS Y RACIALES: miradas críticas desde el Sur" el próximo jueves, 20 de noviembre.
🕓18.00-20.00h CET
💻Via Zoom
November 14, 2025 at 1:52 PM
🔴 | Seminario UPF-Centre for Animal Ethics
Juan Jo Ponce León presentará "ANIMALISMOS DECOLONIALES, INDÍGENAS Y RACIALES: miradas críticas desde el Sur" el próximo jueves, 20 de noviembre.
🕓18.00-20.00h CET
💻Via Zoom
Juan Jo Ponce León presentará "ANIMALISMOS DECOLONIALES, INDÍGENAS Y RACIALES: miradas críticas desde el Sur" el próximo jueves, 20 de noviembre.
🕓18.00-20.00h CET
💻Via Zoom
Reposted by UPF-Center for Animal Ethics
Open access means worldwide accessibility. Whether you are working in communication, animal studies, advocacy, or policy, you can now access all the chapters of the book for free.
Download and read the full book here:
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edi...
Download and read the full book here:
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edi...
Animal Suffering and Public Relations | The Ethics of Persuasion in th
Animal Suffering and Public Relations conducts an ethical assessment of public relations, mainly persuasive communication and lobbying, as deployed by some of
www.taylorfrancis.com
September 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Open access means worldwide accessibility. Whether you are working in communication, animal studies, advocacy, or policy, you can now access all the chapters of the book for free.
Download and read the full book here:
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edi...
Download and read the full book here:
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edi...
The closure of Marineland in January 2025 did not mean safety or dignity for the remaining animals. Abandonment, even without public shows, is still a form of cruelty.
Their deaths are not isolated incidents but symptoms of a system that values profit and spectacle over ethics and animal welfare.
Their deaths are not isolated incidents but symptoms of a system that values profit and spectacle over ethics and animal welfare.
November 12, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The closure of Marineland in January 2025 did not mean safety or dignity for the remaining animals. Abandonment, even without public shows, is still a form of cruelty.
Their deaths are not isolated incidents but symptoms of a system that values profit and spectacle over ethics and animal welfare.
Their deaths are not isolated incidents but symptoms of a system that values profit and spectacle over ethics and animal welfare.
Orcas’ biology demands freedom of movement, deep social interaction, and vast, dynamic environments — none of which can ever be met in concrete tanks.
November 12, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Orcas’ biology demands freedom of movement, deep social interaction, and vast, dynamic environments — none of which can ever be met in concrete tanks.
This devastating news is yet another reminder that we cannot continue to accept a world where beings capable of loving and suffering are treated as exhibits or property.
November 12, 2025 at 1:04 PM
This devastating news is yet another reminder that we cannot continue to accept a world where beings capable of loving and suffering are treated as exhibits or property.
After months trapped in deteriorating pools, covered with algae and without proper care or stimulation, these magnificent beings have tragically lost their lives.
November 12, 2025 at 1:04 PM
After months trapped in deteriorating pools, covered with algae and without proper care or stimulation, these magnificent beings have tragically lost their lives.
Wikie and Keijo, a mother and son who have been left abandoned in a grimy theme park tank, have been found dead.
The two orcas were abandoned and left to suffer at the closed Marineland Antibes park in France.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-n...
The two orcas were abandoned and left to suffer at the closed Marineland Antibes park in France.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-n...
Two orcas appear dead in filthy tank - when they see drone it's even more tragic
Concerns are growing for orcas Wikie and Keijo, a mother and son duo left abandoned in a grimy them park tank, with haunting footage of their lonely fate reducing animal lovers to tears
www.mirror.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Wikie and Keijo, a mother and son who have been left abandoned in a grimy theme park tank, have been found dead.
The two orcas were abandoned and left to suffer at the closed Marineland Antibes park in France.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-n...
The two orcas were abandoned and left to suffer at the closed Marineland Antibes park in France.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-n...
Núria Almiron, co-founder and co-director of the UPF-Centre for Animal Ethics, is editing a Special Issue for Animals MDPI
titled:
🪶“Species Framed as Invasive or Pests: Influence, Governance, and Storylines in Conservation Biology.”
titled:
🪶“Species Framed as Invasive or Pests: Influence, Governance, and Storylines in Conservation Biology.”
November 11, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Núria Almiron, co-founder and co-director of the UPF-Centre for Animal Ethics, is editing a Special Issue for Animals MDPI
titled:
🪶“Species Framed as Invasive or Pests: Influence, Governance, and Storylines in Conservation Biology.”
titled:
🪶“Species Framed as Invasive or Pests: Influence, Governance, and Storylines in Conservation Biology.”
Daniela R. Waldhorn shared her knowledge of shrimp sentience and farmed shrimp welfare.
Other experts include Eva Read, Jonathan Birch, Mart R. Gross, and Oscar Horta.
𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 was produced by Animal Ethics and directed by Xiana Castro.
youtu.be/DfpuhKMN9Vs
Other experts include Eva Read, Jonathan Birch, Mart R. Gross, and Oscar Horta.
𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 was produced by Animal Ethics and directed by Xiana Castro.
youtu.be/DfpuhKMN9Vs
Seantience | A Documentary about the sentience of aquatic animals
YouTube video by Animal Ethics
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Daniela R. Waldhorn shared her knowledge of shrimp sentience and farmed shrimp welfare.
Other experts include Eva Read, Jonathan Birch, Mart R. Gross, and Oscar Horta.
𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 was produced by Animal Ethics and directed by Xiana Castro.
youtu.be/DfpuhKMN9Vs
Other experts include Eva Read, Jonathan Birch, Mart R. Gross, and Oscar Horta.
𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 was produced by Animal Ethics and directed by Xiana Castro.
youtu.be/DfpuhKMN9Vs
Director of Animal Welfare (Rethink Priorities) and member of the UPF-CAE board Daniela R. Waldhorn was featured in a recently released documentary: 𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦! Alongside fellow sentience and aquatic animal experts.
November 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Director of Animal Welfare (Rethink Priorities) and member of the UPF-CAE board Daniela R. Waldhorn was featured in a recently released documentary: 𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦! Alongside fellow sentience and aquatic animal experts.
Com pot el cinema contribuir a aquesta transformació? Com pot la pràctica cinematogràfica generar un canvi social en matèria ecològica i d’acció climàtica?"
Més informació a: www.filmarlendema.com
Més informació a: www.filmarlendema.com
Filmar L'endemà 29.10.2025 – Jornada de cinema i pensament
www.filmarlendema.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Com pot el cinema contribuir a aquesta transformació? Com pot la pràctica cinematogràfica generar un canvi social en matèria ecològica i d’acció climàtica?"
Més informació a: www.filmarlendema.com
Més informació a: www.filmarlendema.com
"Pel·lícules i literatura de ficció especulativa fa temps que ens alerten d’un futur distòpic i apocalíptic a causa de l’esgotament dels recursos i la crisi climàtica. És necessari construir una nova manera de relacionar-nos amb el planeta i amb els altres éssers que hi conviuen.
October 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
"Pel·lícules i literatura de ficció especulativa fa temps que ens alerten d’un futur distòpic i apocalíptic a causa de l’esgotament dels recursos i la crisi climàtica. És necessari construir una nova manera de relacionar-nos amb el planeta i amb els altres éssers que hi conviuen.
Cinema i acció climàtica. Educar la mirada per relacionar-nos amb el món.
Participants:
Marta Tafalla, filòsofa
Anna Cornudella, cineasta
Emilio Fonseca, cineasta i dibuixant
Participants:
Marta Tafalla, filòsofa
Anna Cornudella, cineasta
Emilio Fonseca, cineasta i dibuixant
October 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Cinema i acció climàtica. Educar la mirada per relacionar-nos amb el món.
Participants:
Marta Tafalla, filòsofa
Anna Cornudella, cineasta
Emilio Fonseca, cineasta i dibuixant
Participants:
Marta Tafalla, filòsofa
Anna Cornudella, cineasta
Emilio Fonseca, cineasta i dibuixant
El proper 29 d'octubre de 2025, la membre del UPF-Centre for Animal Ethics Marta Tafalla participarà en una taula a la Jornada de Pensament i Cinema.
📍Casa Montjuïc (Barcelona)
🗓️29 d'octubre de 2025 – 18:15–19:45 h / Taula 5
📍Casa Montjuïc (Barcelona)
🗓️29 d'octubre de 2025 – 18:15–19:45 h / Taula 5
October 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
El proper 29 d'octubre de 2025, la membre del UPF-Centre for Animal Ethics Marta Tafalla participarà en una taula a la Jornada de Pensament i Cinema.
📍Casa Montjuïc (Barcelona)
🗓️29 d'octubre de 2025 – 18:15–19:45 h / Taula 5
📍Casa Montjuïc (Barcelona)
🗓️29 d'octubre de 2025 – 18:15–19:45 h / Taula 5
📍Zurich, Switzerland
🗓️Monday, 10 November
Registrations for the event are open until November 5th
animalfree-research.org/en/forum/?fb...
🗓️Monday, 10 November
Registrations for the event are open until November 5th
animalfree-research.org/en/forum/?fb...
Forum 2024: 3Rs - Progress or a Fig Leaf?
Our 14th Forum on the 3Rs principles will take place on 11th November 2024 at the Volkshaus Zurich. Register now!
animalfree-research.org
October 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM
📍Zurich, Switzerland
🗓️Monday, 10 November
Registrations for the event are open until November 5th
animalfree-research.org/en/forum/?fb...
🗓️Monday, 10 November
Registrations for the event are open until November 5th
animalfree-research.org/en/forum/?fb...
Next 10th November 2025, Núria Almiron will participate as a special guest at the Forum 2025: Perception and Power – Barriers to Animal-Free Research, organized by Animal Free Research.
🗣️Prof. Almiron will deliver a talk titled “Exposing Propaganda in Animal Experimentation.”
🗣️Prof. Almiron will deliver a talk titled “Exposing Propaganda in Animal Experimentation.”
October 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Next 10th November 2025, Núria Almiron will participate as a special guest at the Forum 2025: Perception and Power – Barriers to Animal-Free Research, organized by Animal Free Research.
🗣️Prof. Almiron will deliver a talk titled “Exposing Propaganda in Animal Experimentation.”
🗣️Prof. Almiron will deliver a talk titled “Exposing Propaganda in Animal Experimentation.”