by Michael Kern | Aug 9, 2022 | Animal Rights
The United Nations (UN) adoption of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015 was a landmark moment, given that the member states had committed to working towards achieving a future without hunger and poverty, safe from the negative effects of climate...
by Michael Kern | May 5, 2022 | Animal Rights
Animal rights describes a set of principles based on the understanding that animals are sentient beings who have the right to live their lives free from abuse, violation and being used to meet the desires of humans. We can support animal rights by taking measures in...
by Michael Kern | Jul 15, 2021 | Animal Rights
Vegetarians and vegans believe that humans do not have the right to raise animals simply for the purpose of slaughtering and eating them. Over two million land animals are killed for food every day in the UK, and many of these spend their short lives in industrial...
by Michael Kern | Jul 14, 2021 | Animal Rights
Human ethics is a philosophy and practice that explores how human beings should live and behave towards each other. Animal ethics is the same, but includes all sentient creatures. A definition of sentience can be found in the embedded short video. Animal ethicists...
by Michael Kern | May 3, 2021 | Animal Rights, Veganism, Vegetarianism
In the UK, there are more than 600,000 tonnes of fish and two million land animals killed each year to fulfil our human appetite for meat. Nevertheless, many vegetarians are choosing their lifestyle out of compassion and believe that slaughtering animals for meat is...
by Michael Kern | Apr 5, 2021 | Animal Rights
There are many reasons why people choose to adopt a vegetarian or vegan diet. One good reason is for personal benefit, to live a healthier lifestyle. Some of the top health benefits of a vegetarian diet can be seen in the embedded short video. While there are many...
