UPF-Centre for Animal Ethics explained

UPF-Centre for Animal Ethics
Abbreviation:UPF-CAE
Type:Think tank
Purpose:Promotion of animal ethics and anti-speciesism
Location:Barcelona, Spain
Region:Europe
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Leader Title:Co-directors
Affiliations:Pompeu Fabra University

The UPF-Centre for Animal Ethics (UPF-CAE) is an animal advocacy think tank based at Pompeu Fabra University. It aims to disseminate and promote non-anthropocentric and non-speciesist ethical perspectives in academia, politics and the media. The centre was established in December 2015 and is the first centre of its kind in both Catalonia and Spain.[1] Its main activities include the co-organization of the 6th Conference of the European Association for Critical Animal Studies, together with the European Association for Critical Animal Studies.[2] [3] The centre's Media Observatory of Speciesism was launched in 2018, it analyzes the treatment of animals in the media from an anti-speciesist perspective and makes recommendations for ending speciesism in the media.[4]

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  1. News: Rius. Mayte. 2015-12-19. Nace el primer 'think tank' en ética animal de España. es. The first 'think tank' on animal ethics is born in Spain. La Vanguardia. 2020-07-12.
  2. News: 2019-05-03. Repensando la revolución: llega a Barcelona el VI Congreso de la Asociación Europea de Estudios Críticos Animales. es. Rethinking the revolution: the VI Congress of the European Association for Critical Animal Studies arrives in Barcelona. elDiario.es. 2020-07-12.
  3. Web site: Bruges. Trudi. 2019-06-09. Crip Humanimal. Keynote Geertrui Cazaux, EACAS conference, Barcelona. 2020-07-12. Crip HumAnimal. en.
  4. Web site: New Observatory of Speciesism in Media - Past CAE events. 2020-07-12. Centre for Animal Ethics.