After 52 years, I have eaten chicken again! But no animal was raised and killed for my meal. It was cultivated chicken, grown from cells by
@GOODMeat
- yes, that's correct, google it - and Singapore was, until very recently, the only place in the world where you could eat it.
Awful as Netanyahu's government has been, that is no excuse for the atrocities committed against Israeli civilians by Hamas terrorists. Hamas has repeatedly attacked civilians, knowing well that this will lead to Israeli attacks on Gaza that are bound to kill ...(1/2)
One of my readers has asked for my view on the proposed constitutional amendment to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament. I will vote "yes." The Voice isn't enough, but it's better than nothing.
I wish the media would not think of being vegan like being kosher or halal. It's not about purity, it's about saving the planet and reducing animal suffering.
Q: You posted an article indicating that sexual intercourse with animals is morally permissible. You've also in the past published a book arguing for veganism.
That being the case, is it your official position that eating animals is not okay but having sex with them is?
A: I…
Another thought-provoking article is "Zoophilia Is Morally Permissible" by Fira Bensto (pseudonym), which is just out in the current issue of
@JConIdeas
.
This piece challenges one of society's strongest taboos and argues for the moral permissibility of some forms of sexual…
Today Renata, my wife, and I are celebrating 50 years as vegetarians! So glad we made this decision all those years ago, when vegetarians were still thought of as cranks. It all started a chance lunch with with Richard Keshen - thanks Richard!
I've signed an open letter urging an end to the forced swim test in animal research. To force animals to swim for their lives for 20 minutes is ethically unacceptable and scientifically debatable. Many institutions have already stopped using it, and it's time for a wider change.…
Let’s give credit where it is due:
@McDonalds
's have reached their goal of sourcing 100% their U.S. egg supply from cage-free hens, as they pledged they would. Of course “cage-free” usually still means confined indoors, crowded with thousands of other hens in a giant shed. It’s…
This could end the suffering of tens of billions of chickens every year -- Professor John Webster, emeritus professor of animal husbandry at University of Bristol calls it "“the single most severe example of man's inhumanity to another sentient animal."
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Massive shout out to everyone following along and sharing Lily and Lizzie's story.
This was an all around team effort. There were so many people working behind the scenes that helped make this possible. We appreciate you all.
Much love!
📸 -
@DxEverywhere
Another thought-provoking article is "Zoophilia Is Morally Permissible" by Fira Bensto (pseudonym), which is just out in the current issue of
@JConIdeas
.
This piece challenges one of society's strongest taboos and argues for the moral permissibility of some forms of sexual…
If you eat meat, you really should watch Hogwood, which will show you, in about 30 minu tes, the realities of farming today.
Available on Amazon, Google Play and Apple TV. Already a vegan? You're excused.
The world’s 1st octopus farm would cram a MILLION of these smart and sensitive creatures into tiny tanks before painfully freezing them to death – but a massive public outcry can help stop it. Sign and share now!
#BanOctopusFarming
It's Out!!! Something that Francesca Minerva, Jeff McMahan and I have been working for 7 years, has finally come to fruition. The Journal of Controversial Ideas has published its first issue, online, open access and free to all:
"Torture a single chicken in your backyard, and you risk arrest. Abuse tens of millions of them? Why, that’s agribusiness." Nicholas Kristoff in today's New York Times:
At 7:03 pm Singapore time, the first purchase in history of cultivated meat was made at a restaurant. Congratulations to all the inspiring, brilliant minds at
@eatjust
for this transformational achievement. Hope for the animals.
Daniel Kahneman, one of the greatest minds of the 20th century, died on March 27, at the age of 90. Kahneman was a professor of psychology who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Economics for his critique of the standard model of "rational economic man" used in economics.. He…
and injure many Gazan civilians. The elimination of Hamas as a military force will take many lives on both sides, but it is necessary if the spiral of increasing violence is to end. (2/2)
Years, not decades for Clean Meat? And with taste, texture and price competitive to meat from animals, as well as all the cruelty-free and environmental benefits? I hope so!
There are a lot of bad things happening in the world right now, but this has to be one of the worst of them, and it's happening in the US: the infliction of slow deaths with extreme distress on many millions of animals:
On Wednesday, I gave my last lecture at
@Princeton
University. I've had a wonderfully stimulating and rewarding time here, but now I'm looking forward to something new.
I want to thank my students and colleagues for their engagement and support over the years. We've tackled…
New study confirms that genetically modified eggplant enables peasant farmers in Bangladesh to get better crops without insecticides. Time for people with green leanings (like me) to reconsider opposition to GMOs?
And congratulations to CBS for for pointing out the difference in the way we treat our pets and our farm animals, and for saying that the deaths of farm animals are "heartbreaking".
HEARTBREAKING: When North Carolina residents fled Florence’s floodwaters, they took their loved ones, and in most cases, their cats and dogs. But nearly 3.5 million farm animals were left behind — and drowned as their buildings filled with water.
The New Yorker has just published a long interview with on a wide range of issues - it's a condensation of 3 interviews over about 5 hours, and has come out well:
I’m co-organizing a two-day conference aimed at broadening the concerns of AI ethics to include both nonhuman animals and potential conscious machines. Join us at Princeton, either in person or virtually, on October 6 & 7 to explore these neglected aspects of AI ethics.
Ground-breaking new psychological study on speciesism has confirmed that "Speciesism correlates positively with racism, sexism, and homophobia, and seems to be underpinned by the same socio-ideological beliefs."
I recently gave the last lecture of the last course I will teach at Princeton University. I used the occasion to reflect on my time there, which began in 1999 with a media spotlight on my appointment. It's been a great place to teach and work. While there I've published on…
If there is a God who is all powerful, all knowing, and all good, then why do animals suffer? Of course, the same question could be asked about human suffering but the traditional Christian answer to that question is that we suffer because of Adam’s original sin.
Professor John Webster, eminent vet and animal welfare expert, says that our treatment of chickens is “The single most severe, systematic example of man’s inhumanity to another sentient animal.” So this is a big deal. Needs to happen everywhere.
Progress: in the Netherlands, which raises >500M chickens/year, supermarkets are stopping selling low welfare chickens, "in part due to the pressure levied by Dutch welfare group
@WakkerDier
", according to industry journal 👍
@RDembroff
That is complete bullshit and anyone who knows me and has attended regularly attended seminars with me knows that I would never ask such a question.
Wow.. about 46 years after I first learned of these abominable methods of raising veal calves, they are gone from the US now, as well as the UK and the European Union
A milestone for
#AnimalWelfare
: last veal crates + tethers in US are gone! The veal industry, like the rest of factory farming, is still full of cruelties. But I'm v grateful today to activists who fought for decades to abolish these esp awful crates 🐮🙏
At last, after I have opposed the live exports of animals from Australia for ~30 years, there is a chance of ending it! Australians, please, tell your MPs how you want them to vote! via
@AnimalsAus
The Ojai City Council in California has passed an ordinance recognizing the "right to bodily liberty" for elephants. This is the first time a U.S. law grants a specific, enforceable right for nonhuman animals.
Reflecting on my journey with ethics and philosophy, I've often found an unexpected kinship with Buddhist thought, despite my strongly secular position. This connection deepened through dialogues with Venerable Shih Chao-Hwei. Her activist stance within Buddhism resonated with my…
Looking for a tasty inexpensive veg. meal in Singapore? During my recent visit, my host took me to the Live Green stall at the Bendemeer Road Hawker Centre. Tasty main course noodle dishes for around $4!
Wow! SF bans fur! That's a shift in opinion! When Bill Stirling was mayor of Aspen in 1990, he brought me there to speak in favor of an initiative banning fur sales, but we lost the ballot. Well done SF and all who made this happen!
Breaking: San Francisco just banned the sale of fur, starting next Jan! Hopefully this is the beginning of the end of one of the cruelest industries ever invented 🐰🦊🐺
I'm for every woman having the right to choose to end a pregnancy, but I agree with the US Supreme Court that this issue should be decided by legislatures, and not by the courts. Here's why:
Foie gras may soon have a cruelty-free alternative! I'm delighted to see this positive report from Bloomberg. (Disclosure: I have a modest investment in Gourmey.)
Can the commercial slaughter of animals be humane, ever, anywhere? Switzerland has some of the strictest slaughter laws anywhere in the world, yet this undercover investigation shows terrified animals trying desperately to escape:
I've already been offered another Auckland venue for my speaking tour in June, so the event is definitely on. Looking forward to speaking in New Zealand again, and speaking about effective altruism there.
Paul Shapiro's new book, Clean Meat, is out today. It's
the first-ever book about the movement to end factory farming by growing real meat without animals. I've read an advance copy, and highly recommend it!
The Australian government wants you to think that sheep will have "plenty of space" under new live export rules.
Ethicist
@PeterSinger
demonstrated on ABC's
@QandA
what their idea of "plenty of space" actually looks like:
Ethics teachers: your work can make a difference! We've shown that in this controlled study out today in Cognition. Thanks to Eric Schwitzgebel, the lead author, who doubted we would get a positive result, but open to the evidence.
#vegetarian
#ethics
I've said it before and I'll repeat it again and again until I die: do not sign petitions to get people fired because you disagree with them. Never. It's one simple rule everyone can and should follow.
Instead of the usual New Year's Resolutions, how about a Moral Plan to become a better person? That's the subject of my Project Syndicate column, just out, co-authored with Agata Sagan:
.
@realDonaldTrump
quietly reversed his position on the slaughtering of elephants for sport and will allow elephant trophy imports on a "case-by-case" basis.💔😢
We can’t allow him to get away with this. We need your help again
@TheEllenShow
and we need to
#SaveTheElephants
.🐘🙏
I gave my final lecture at Princeton University a month ago. It was filmed, and I have permission from Princeton to show it to the public. It will take a little bit of work to make it better quality, so before I do that, I'd like to know how many of you are likely to watch it (or…
Let's end the "war on drugs" now. I've joined other bioethicists and allied professionals in supporting a peer-reviewed study that calls for the decriminalization of all recreational drugs:
For the first time, one of Australia's 2 major political parties has pledged to end the horrific live sheep export trade! Thank you, Australian Labor Party!!! via
@AnimalsAus
Just joined Sam Harris on his podcast to discuss ethics, animal rights, and Effective Altruism. We covered animal suffering, speciesism, and the moral complexities of our interactions with non-human animals. Also touched on the Sam Bankman-Fried case and debated existential risks…
If you haven't already read Animal Liberation, now is your chance. Amazon has selected Animal Liberation as a Kindle Monthly Deal (KMD) throughout April. The ebook will be downpriced to 1.99 at for the entire month. Spread the word!
"Do the rich pay their fair share?" On September 13, 8pm US ET, I'm debating that, online, with contrarian economist Bryan Caplan. It's part of a series, with a unique ticketing arrangement, raising money for effective charities. Please support & retweet!
I support the people of Iran who are protesting against the brutal murder of Mahsa Amini because she chose not to wear the hijab. It is time for the theocratic regime go!
#mahsaamini
I'm delighted that criminal charges against
@waynehhsiung
for removing three abused dogs from Ridglan Farms in Wisconsin have been dropped. Wayne is a hero, not a criminal. To use the word "farm" for that industrial operation that produces beagles to be used in experiments is…
Something I have supported for more than forty years -- legal medical assistance in dying has finally been legalized in Victoria, the state where I have lived most of my life.