Oxford University Animal Ethics Society
The Animal Ethics Society is 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, 2025-2026
President: Jonathan Mountford (BA in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, Merton College)
Secretary: Catherine Wang (BA in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, Christ Church)
Treasurer: Marie (Mary) Beatrix Kruth (DPhil Musculoskeletal Sciences, St Peter’s College)
Vice President: Blake K. C. Baillache (MBiol in Biology, Merton College)
Vice President: Ella Kenny (BA in English Language and Literature, Magdalen College)
Vice President: Cassie Lloyd-Watson (BA in Spanish and Portuguese, Pembroke College)
Senior Member: Dr Matthew Kirkpatrick (Wycliffe Hall)
Emeritus Senior Member: Professor Andrew Linzey (Director, Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics)
Organising Member: Clair Linzey (Wycliffe Hall)
Honorary Members:
Jenny Meszaros (St Hilda’s, 2004-8)
Sarah Harden (University College, 2006-2012)
Alastair Harden (Christ Church, 2006-2008)
Alan LeCras (Magdalen, 2006-2009)
Maximilian Padden Elder (Mansfield, 2011-2012)
Cyril Wohrer (Wolfson, 2011-2012)
Ionut Moise (Wolfson, 2012-2018)
Robert Lazo (Mansfield 2013-2014)
Justin Begley (University College, 2013-2017)
Rachel Wechsler (Green Templeton College, 2013-2019)
Juliane Beck (St Antony’s College, 2013-2015)
Adam Bridgen (Linacre College, 2013-2020)
Jennifer Clements (St John’s College, 2013-2016)
Kelsi Nagy (St Antony’s College, 2013-2020)
Grace Young (Somerville College, 2014-2018)
Harshmeena Sanghani (New College, 2014-2018)
Tobias Thornes (Oriel College, 2013-2018)
Katie Javanaud (Keble College, 2013-2019)
Jade Cormack (Merton College, 2015-2018)
Isabel Barber (The Queen’s College, 2016-2019)
Cristina Conde Tkatchenko (Merton College, 2015-2019)
Kaitlyn Abrams (St. Catherine’s College, 2017-2018)
Daniel Evans (Kellogg College, 2017-2018)
Felix Taylor (St. Hugh’s College, 2017-2021)
Sarah Robinson (Wadham College, 2018-)
Jan Steinebrunner (St John’s College, 2018-)
Rivers Gambrell (Kellogg College, 2015-2020)
Vincent Jordan (Christ Church, 2018-2021)
Ewan Lynch (Brasenose College, 2018-2021)
Natalie Hill (Balliol College, 2015-2022)
Katarzyna Jaroszewicz (Merton College, 2017-2021)
Emile Okada (Balliol College, 2018-2022)
Mary Whittingdale (Mansfield College, 2019-2022)
Dario Cowdery (Mansfield College, 2019-2022)
David Holroyd (Hertford College, 2019-2022)
Noah Wescombe (St Catherine’s College, 2019-2021)
Kajuli Claeys (Balliol College, 2019-2023)
Teresa Habib Meriggi (St Anne’s College, 2021-24)
Alexander Charters (Worcester College, 2019-2023)
Fionn Kennedy (Exeter College, 2020-2023)
Cassie Lloyd Watson (Pembroke College, 2021-)
Lysander Mawby (St Edmund Hall, 2020-24)
Jacob Brandler (Linacre College, 2020-)
Antoni Mikocki (Worcester College, 2023-24)
Georgia Porter (Exeter College, 2021-24)
Susana Higueras Carrillo (Linacre College, 2022-23)
Theo Brodbeck (Lincoln College, 2023-)
Daisy Brown (Somerville College, 2021-24)
Gideon Futerman (St Edmund Hall, 2023-)
Huw Roberts (Linacre College, 2023-)
Sheen Gahlaut (Lincoln College, 2023-)
Yusef Atta (Wycliffe Hall, 2021-24)
Ash Gibbins (Worcester College, 2020-24)
Emma Howes (Brasenose College, 2023-24)
Jonathan Howes (Merton College, 2021-25)
Alejandro Mantilla (St Hilda’s College, 2023-24)
The Society is running the Vegetarian Norrington Table. We are inviting members of the University, both students and staff, to rate colleges and halls, and to make comments on the quality of current vegetarian and vegan provision. Voting opens on the first day of 1st Week of Trinity Term, 2019, and closes at the end of 7th Week of Michaelmas Term 2019. The results of the voting will be published in 8th Week of Michaelmas Term, 2019. You can vote here.
The inaugural table took place in Michaelmas 2016. See the press release with the results here. Members of the University were invited to vote for the best and worst vegetarian and vegan food in University of Oxford colleges and halls. To see the full rankings, as well as anonymised comments, and responses from bursars see here.
Trinity Term 2025
Meetings are held at the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics
91 Iffley Road, Oxford (opposite the University Sports Centre)
Week 2: Monday 5 May: 8pm
Meeting
Presentation by Ethan Beri (Pembroke College) on Effective Altruism and the Moral Status of Animals
Week 4: Monday 19 May: 8pm
Meeting
Presentation by Ella Kenny (Magdalen College) on Empathising with Insects
Week 6: Monday 2 June: 8pm
Meeting
Presentation by Xanthe Spence (Oriel College) on Cultivated Meat
Week 8: 16-20 June
End of Year Dinner
TBC
Hilary Term 2025
Meetings are held at the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics
91 Iffley Road, Oxford (opposite the University Sports Centre)
Week 2: Monday 27 January: 8pm
Meeting
Presentation by Will Hough (University College) on Bridging Boundaries: Integrating Animal Ethics Frameworks into Engineering Practices
Week 4: Monday 10 February: 8pm
Meeting
Presentation by Huw Roberts (Secretary) on Animal Ethics and Chinese Philosophy
Week 6: Monday 24 February: 8pm
Meeting and AGM
Presentation by Matthew Adelstein (Hertford College) on Wild Animal Suffering Matters
Week 8: 11 March
End of Term Dinner
Gardeners’ Arms
Michaelmas Term 2024
Join us at Freshers’ Fair
Wednesday 9 – Thursday 10 October in the Examination Schools
Meetings are held at the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics
91 Iffley Road, Oxford (opposite the University Sports Centre)
For more information about the Society please see our Frequently Asked Questions.
Week 2: Monday 21 October: 8pm
Meeting
Presentation by Professor Andrew Linzey (Emeritus Senior Member) on Ethical Theories and the Status of Animals
Week 4: Monday 4 November: 8pm
Meeting
Presentation by Thomas Robertson (Kellogg College) on The Ethics of Beekeeping
Week 6: Monday 18 November: 8pm
Meeting
Presentation by Holly Errington (Jesus College) on Radical Collaborations: A Framework for Vegans and Farmers to Unite for Change
Week 8: Monday 2 December – Friday 6 December 2024
End of Term Dinner at Wycliffe Hall
Details TBC
Membership is free and open to all members of the University. For more information, please contact Clair Linzey at depdirector@oxfordanimalethics.com.
For information on previous years’ society meetings please see here.