This session, “Rethinking animals in agriculture: welfare, rights and the future of food” unites experts in animal welfare science, animal ethics, moral philosophy and One Health to explore what the future of food might look like, namely for farmed animals. That may mean a more compassionate approach to animal agriculture, or a future in which animals are no longer eaten at all.
This event also marks the publication of TABLE’s new explainer, “Animal ethics and animal welfare in food systems,” exploring animal welfare science and philosophy.
Moderator: Jenny Splitter, Editor-in-Chief, Sentient Media
Panelists:
Cleo Verkuijl, Scientist, Stockholm Environment Institute
Josh Milburn, Lecturer in Political Philosophy, Loughborough University
Harriet Bartlett, Research Associate, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford
Nikki Yoxall, Head of Research, Pasture for Life
Hibba Mazhary, PhD Candidate, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford
When: 10 September 2024, 4:30–6 p.m. BST
Where: Online
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Project / Animal welfare matters for sustainable development; and sustainable development matters for animals.
Past event / Watch this expert panel discuss how to tackle climate action in food systems while also protecting public health, ecosystems and animal welfare.
Journal article / A Comment in Nature Food details the shortfalls in the FAO's food systems roadmap to eliminate hunger without breaching the 1.5°C climate change threshold.
Feature / SEI scientists weigh in on the new UNEP report exploring potential effects of some novel alternatives to conventional animal products, which launched at COP28.
