Oxford University
Animal Ethics Society
The Animal Ethics Society is now an official Oxford University Society. It aims to provide a forum for the discussion of the moral status of animals. The Society works closely with the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, which pioneers ethical perspectives on animals through academic research, teaching, and publication. Membership is free, and open to all members of Oxford University and Fellows of the Centre.
Officers of the Animal Ethics Society, 2009-2010
President: Sarah Harden (DPhil student in Classics, University College)
Secretary: Joseph Wolyniak (DPhil in Theology, Harris Manchester)
Treasurer: Alan LeCras (MPhil in Classics, Magdalen)
Senior Member: Professor Andrew Linzey (St. Stephen’s House; Director of the
Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics)
Honorary Member: Jenny Meszaros (St Hilda’s, 2004-8)
Trinity Term 2010
AGM of the Oxford University Animal Ethics Society
The Annual General Meeting of the Society will take place on Monday 14th June at 8pm at the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, 91 Iffley Road (opposite the University Sports Centre). Wine and nibbles will follow the meeting.
Agenda
- Annual report, including accounts for previous year
- Society’s compliance with paragraph 6 of constitution (as required by the Proctors)
- Election of Committee (see below)
- Any other motion of which due notice has been given, and any other relevant business.
The following have been proposed and agreed by the outgoing committee as
officers of the Society for 2010-2011:
Emeritus President: Sarah Harden (ex officio)
President: Joseph Wolyniak
Vice-Presidents: Alastair Harden (ex officio), Alan Lecras (ex officio) and Martin Henig (ex officio)
Secretary: Kelly Dhru
Treasurer: Jonas-Sebastien Beaudry
Senior Member: Andrew Linzey
As required by the Constitution, the official committee is constituted by the President, Secretary, Treasurer and Senior Member, with other officers as ex officio.
Any other nominations must be proposed and seconded, and must be received in writing by the Secretary not less than seven days before the date of the AGM.
Andrew Linzey
Senior Member (for Joseph Wolyniak, Secretary, currently travelling in Europe).
Hilary Term 2010
Tuesday 9th March 2010 at 8pm
Animals in Catholic Theology
Dr Deborah Jones
Bayne Room at Christ Church
Wine/drinks and snacks will be served.
Wednesday 24th March 2010 at 5.30pm
Are dolphins “persons”?
A Public Lecture by Professor Thomas I. White
Mansfield College, Oxford
Garden Building Seminar Room East
This lecture is held under the auspices of the Oxford University Animal Ethics Society and VERO (Voice for Ethical Research at Oxford).
For more information contact:
Alastair Harden at alastair.harden@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Michaelmas Term 2009
Thursday, 29th October (3rd week)
Wine and Food Tasting
Vaults and Garden Café, High Street, 8pm
Open to new and returning members. Please RSVP Alastair Harden at alastair.harden@chch.ox.ac.uk if you would like to come.
Thursday, 12th November (5th week)
Discussion: The Ethics of Vegetarianism,
Bayne Room at Christ Church, 8pm
This student-led discussion will begin with a brief exploration on being a vegetarian in Oxford followed by a discussion on the ethical dimensions of vegetarianism.
Thursday, 26th November (7th week)
Discussion: The Ethics of Animal Testing
Bayne Room at Christ Church, 8pm
For nearly a decade, students in Oxford have lived under the spectre of fierce debate over animal testing: this student-led discussion will situate the new labs in their context in relation to the wider debate on animal testing.
Officers of the Animal Ethics Society, 2008-2009
President: Sarah Harden (DPhil student at University College)
Secretary: Alastair Harden (MSt student at Christ Church)
Treasurer: Hannah Thompson (Classics, St Hilda’s College)
Senior Member: The Revd Professor Andrew Linzey
(Director of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics)
Trinity Term 2009
Meetings at the Centre:
These are informal meetings with drinks and nibbles.
Tuesday 5 May 2009: 7.30pm:
Members’ meeting
to discuss Vegetarian Week in Oxford (4th week)
and vegetarian provision in colleges.
Monday 18 May to Sunday 24 (4th week):
Vegetarian Week in Oxford
Look out for events.
Tuesday 26 May, 7.30pm:
AGM and Members’ Meeting
to elect new officers and plan events for next year.
The meetings will take place at the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, 91 Iffley Road, Oxford OX4 1EG.
Hilary Term 2009
Tuesday 17 February: 7.30pm onwards: Party at the Centre
for all students, and Fellows of the Centre.
Seminars at the Centre:
These are small, informal meetings lasting for one hour (a presentation for 20 minutes, and 40 minutes discussion) followed by drinks and nibbles.
Tuesday 27 January, 7.30pm:
Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare
Sir David Madden
Former Ambassador to Greece, and currently Consultant to the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA).
Tuesday 10 February, 7.30pm:
Human Rights and Animal Rights
Peter Tatchell
Internationally known human rights advocate and Green Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Oxford East.
Tuesday 3 March, 7.30pm:
Member’s meeting
The seminars and the party will take place at the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, 91 Iffley Road, Oxford OX4 1EG.
Michaelmas Term 2008
Tuesday 28 October: 7.30pm onwards: Party at the Centre for new and returning students, and Fellows of the Centre.
Seminars at the Centre:
These are small, informal meetings lasting for one hour (a presentation for 20 minutes, and 40 minutes discussion) followed by drinks and nibbles.
Tuesday 11 November, 7.30pm:
Professor Martin Henig
Animals in Antiquity
Supernumerary Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford, and Honorary Professor at the Institute of Archaeology at University College, London. He was recently Visiting Lecturer in Roman Art at the Institute of Archaeology, University of Oxford.
Tuesday 18 November, 7.30pm:
The Making of Animals Count
Jasmijn de Boo
Chair of Animals Count, a new political party that aims to help create a better world for people and animals.
Tuesday 2 December, 7.30pm:
Replacing Animal Experiments
Dr Gill Langley
Science Director of the Dr Hadwen Trust for Humane Research and the most knowledgeable person in the UK on alternatives. She was previously a member of the Animal Procedures Committee of the Home Office.
The seminars and the party will take place at the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, 91 Iffley Road, Oxford OX4 1EG.
Membership is free and open to all members of the University. For more information, please contact Sarah Harden at oxfordanimalethics@hotmail.com.