Critical Animal Studies

________INTRODUCTION________

This page is an open resource for those interested in critical animals studies. According to the Institute for Critical Animal Studies, which coined the term in 2007,

Critical Animal Studies (CAS) is the academic field of study dedicated to the abolition of animal and ecological exploitation, oppression, and domination. CAS is grounded in a broad global emancipatory inclusionary movement for total  liberation and freedom.

Listed below are resources both  for those building critical animal studies courses (with book recommendations and links to syllabi) and those seeking an education in CAS (with links to grad programs, journals, book series, and funding sources). Although many of these resources listed here may not be classified as belonging to "critical animal studies" (as according to the ten tenets formulated by the ICAS), I've tried to only include those that are the most relevant to CAS research to keep this list concise and true to CAS. If you have suggestions for contents to add, please contact me @.

NOTE: Some CAS scholars will define CAS as "opposed" to HAS (Human-Animal Studies) on the grounds that HAS (a) uncritically maintains the human-animal dichotomy in its title and (b) has roots in animal welfare reform (notably the journals Animals & Society: A Human-Animal Studies Journal and Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science). However, the rhetorical distinction of "critical" has come under question by Craig McFarlane for being under-theorized, and for producing nothing beyond a divisive identity politics. Nevertheless, the distinction between CAS and HAS is valuable in a time when embodiment, affect, and animality have become trendy and profitable scholarship topics. While the upsurge in popularity of human-nonhuman animal relations is invaluable to creating social change, CAS is an organized movement of scholars to politicize animal others in order to educate and transform a new generation of students and theorize liberation for all from the structural violence of anthropocentrism and its siblings, ethnocentrism and androcentrism. There may be no definitive line separating CAS and HAS, so it may be more valuable to regard CAS as an orientation to HAS scholarship rather than something altogether different.

This is a work in progress, and will be occasionally updated. Last updated 3/05/12
UPDATED: NEW CAS reading list; CAS in the news; added encyclopedias, journals, & book series, internships

Teachers' Resources * Online Community * Scholars' Resources * Notable Programs * Online Resources

________TEACHERS' RESOURCES________

Courses and Syllabi
Animals and Us (SAFE)
Human Animal Studies Courses (ASI)
Syllabus Exchange (H-Animal Net)

Anthologies, Readers, and Text Books
Animal Ethics Reader 2nd ed. (Susan Armstrong 2003/2008)
The Animals Reader: The Essential and Contemporary Writings (Linda Kalof & Amy Fitzgerald 2006)
Animal Rights: A Historical Anthology (Andrew Lindzey and Paul Clarke 1990)
Animal Rights Debate: Current Debates, New Directions (Cass Sunstein and Martha Nussbaum 2004)
Animal Philosophy: Essential Readings in Continental Thought (Matthew Calarco & Peter Atterton 2004)
Between the Species: Readings in Human-Animal Relationships (Arnold Arluke & Clinton Sanders 2008)
Encyclopedia of Animal Rights and Animal Welfare v.1 (Marc Bekoff 2010)
Encyclopedia of Human-Animal Relationships, v.1 (Marc Bekoff 2008)
Food for Thought: The Debate Over Eating Meat (Steve Sapontzis 2004)
Social Creatures: A  Human and Animal Studies Reader (Clif Flynn 2008)
The Oxford Handbook of Animal Ethics (Tom Beauchamp and R.G. Frey 2011)

Animal Studies and Humane Education
Animals in Schools: Processes and Strategies in Human-Animal Education (Helena Pedersen 2009)
Critical Pedagogy, Ecoliteracy & Planetary Crisis: The Ecopedagogy Movement (Richard Kahn 2010)
Earthkind: A Teacher's Handbook on Humane Education (David Selby 1995)
Teaching the Animal: Human-Animal Studies Across the Disciplines (Margo DeMello 2010)

________ONLINE COMMUNITY________

Listservs
Australian Animal Studies Group
Critical Animal Studies
H-Animal Discussion Group
Human-Animal Studies * 

Groups
Australia
Germany
UK

Blogs of Interest
Abolitionist Approach * Critical Animal * HEALTH * Let Them Eat Meat * Lib Now! * Our Hen House * Sistah Vegan * Sociological Images * Theoria * Vegan Ideal * Vegans of Color * The Vegan Police

CAS News & Criticism

• Editor's Introduction: The State of Human-Animal Studies: Solid, at the Margin! (Kenneth Shapiro, S&A 2002)
• Introducing Critical Animal Studies (Best, Nocella, Kahn, Gigliotti, Kemmerer,  JCAS 2007)
• "Human, All Too Human: 'Animal Studies' and the Humanities' (Cary Wolfe, PMLA March 2009)
• Presses, Journals, and Meeting Buzz with Animals (Jennifer Howard, Chronicle 10/18/2009)
• Creature Consciousness (Jennifer Howard, Chronicle 10/18/2009)
• The Rise of Critical Animal Studies: Putting Theory into Action and Animal Liberation into Higher Education (Steven Best, JCA 2009)
• New 'Animal Studies' Courses Look at Culture, Not Biology (Jennifer Epstein, USA Today 7/8/2010)
• What's So 'Critical' about Critical Animal Studies? (Craig McFarlane, Theoria 2010)
• The State of Human-Animal Studies (Kenneth Shapiro & Margo DeMello, S&A 2010)
• Animal Studies Cross Campus to Lecture Hall (James Gorman, 1/3/2012) 
• Thinking Animals: Why Animal Studies Now? (Kari Weil, 2012)

________SCHOLARS' RESOURCES________

Scholarships
Human-Animal Studies Fellowship (ASI)
Scholars selected to participate in the fellowship program will be awarded a stipend of $3,000 to help cover travel costs, housing, living expenses, books and other research expenses. The Wesleyan hosts will help coordinate housing for the fellows... Eligibility. Applicants must (1) possess a Ph.D., J.D., M.S.W. or equivalent, or be a doctoral student at the dissertation stage; (2) have a commitment to advancing research in Human-Animal Studies; (3) be actively engaged, during the fellowship program, in a research project that culminates in a journal article, book, or other scholarly presentation, and (4) submit a follow-up report six months after the fellowship’s completion.

Shaw-Worth Memorial Scholarship (HSUS)
Each year the scholarship is awarded to a New England high school senior who has made a meaningful contribution to animal protection over a significant period of time. The award consists of tuition assistance in the amount of $2,500, which is payable to the college or university at which the recipient will be matriculating in 2012... Actions meriting the award may include long-term, direct work on behalf of animals; inspiring leadership in animal protection organizations; papers, speeches, or presentations on humane topics; and heroic rescues of animals in danger. A humane attitude, an understanding of humane ethics, and past performance on behalf of animals are essential.

Vegetarian Resource Group College Scholarship (VRG)
The Vegetarian Resource Group each year will award $10,000 in college scholarship money to graduating U.S. high school students who have promoted vegetarianism in their schools and/or communities... Applicants will be judged on having shown compassion, courage, and a strong commitment to promoting a peaceful world through a vegetarian diet/lifestyle.

Awards
CAS - Tyke & Britches Scholars of the Year; Annual Awards
CAS recognizes one graduate student from around the world who is working theoretically and practically on advancing animal rights activism and/or alternatives to animal studies and research. If you are interested in being an ICAS Scholar of the Year please send 1) a 500 to 1000 word statement on your accomplishments, academic work, advocacy, and academic and political goals, 2) three recommendations, and 3) your CV. The Scholars position is a one year appointment.

Culture & Animals Foundation
Culture & Animals Foundation supports the exploration of human-animal relationships by awarding grants in three categories: Research: scholarly projects about animal advocacy and its cultural roots and impact. Creativity: original work by artists and thinkers that expresses positive concern for animals. Performance: public performances and exhibitions, including the products of our research and creative grants, to raise awareness of animal advocacy. Culture & Animals Foundation has an annual grant cycle, with an application deadline of January 31st. Applicants will be notified of results by March 31st. 

HSUS Animals and Society Institute - 2011 Animals and Society Course Awards
The HSUS and the Animals and Society Institute invite applications from college and university faculty members for the twelfth annual Animals and Society Course Awards. The awards recognize excellence in courses concerning the human-animal bond, human obligations toward animals, the status of animals, and related topics... judges use criteria such as depth and rigor within the topic, impact on the field of human-animal studies, and originality of approach.Each award carries a prize of $1,500.

Voiceless: Animal Protection institute - Annual Grant Program & Media Prize
The Voiceless Grants Program offers financial support to non-profit organisations, councils and universities for the design and implementation of projects focusing on Voiceless's core areas of work - the suffering of animals in industrialised farms in Australia, and the commercial kangaroo industry.

Web of Life Foundation - Annual Writing Competition
WOLFoundation is a non-profit organization aimed at encouraging fresh thinking and clear, accessible, enjoyable writing on subjects related to our environment. We are looking for ideas presented in a high quality, non-technical style. We welcome any opinion on environmental issues - be they for or against any particular debate or point of view. Our requirements are simple: we encourage original thinking and discourage the re-hashing of tired ideas; we look for clear, compelling writing in the English language; we welcome any form of writing - essays, fiction short stories or any other form of prose in any style... The winning entry will receive a cash prize of $1,500. A further $500 will be awarded to the second placed entry. The top 20 entries will be published as a book of collected essays.

**Also see**
A Voice for Animals Contest (Humane Education Network) 

Internships
American Anti-Vivisectionist Society (PA)
Animal Law Center (CO)
Animal Legal Defense Fund (CA, DC, OR)
Compassion Over Killing (DC)
Farm Sanctuary (CA, NY) 
Humane Spot
Humane Society of the United States
Last Chance for Animals (CA)
Mercy for Animals (CA, IL, NY, TX)
National Anti-Vivisectionist Society (CA)
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (VA)

________PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS________

Animal Law Review:
Animal Law Review is a student-run law review at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon. Animal Law was the first journal dedicated to animal law issues and today is the leading journal in this rapidly growing field. Our objective is to provide a balanced scholarly forum to discuss all aspects of animal law.

Animals:
Animals (ISSN 2076-2615) is an international and interdisciplinary scholarly open access journal. It publishes reviews, regular research papers, communications, and short notes that are relevant to any field of study that involves animals, including zoology, ethnozoology, animal science, animal ethics and animal welfare. However, preference will be given to those articles that provide an understanding of animals within a larger context (i.e., the animals' interactions with the outside world, including humans). There is no restriction on the length of the papers. Our aim is to encourage scientists to publish their experimental and theoretical research in as much detail as possible. Full experimental details and/or method of study, must be provided for research articles.

Anthrozoös: A Multidisciplinary Journal of the Interactions of People and Animals
A vital forum for academic dialogue on human-animal relations, Anthrozoös is a quarterly, peer-reviewed journal that has enjoyed a distinguished history as a pioneer in the field since its launch in 1987. The key premise of Anthrozoös is to address the characteristics and consequences of interactions and relationships between people and non-human animals across areas as varied as anthropology, ethology, medicine, psychology, veterinary medicine and zoology. Articles therefore cover the full range of human-animal relations, from their treatment in the arts and humanities, through to behavioral, biological, social and health sciences.

Attenae: The Journal of Nature and Visual Culture 
Antennae: The Journal of Nature in Visual Culture, was founded in September 2006 by Giovanni Aloi, a London-based lecturer in history of art and media studies. The Journal combines a heightened level of academic scrutiny of animals in visual culture, with a less formal and more experimental format designed to cross the boundaries of academic knowledge, in order to appeal to diverse audiences including artists and the general public alike... Ultimately, the Journal provides a platform and encourages the overlap of the professional spheres of artists, scientists, environmental activists, curators, academics, and general readers. It does so through an editorial mix that combines academic writing, interviews, informative articles, and discussions with an illustrated format, in order to grant accessibility to a wider readership.

Between the Species: An Online Journal for the Study of Philosophy and Animals
Between the Species is an electronic journal devoted to the philosophical examination of the relationship between human beings and other animals. While most articles are ethical inquiries, others raise issues involving metaphysics, epistemology and other areas of philosophical investigation

Humanimalia:A Journal of Human/Animal Interface Studies
Humanimalia has three aims: to explore and advance the vast range of scholarship on human/animal relations, to encourage exchange among scholarship working from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, and to promote dialogue between the academic community and those working closely with animals in non-academic fields... We invite innovative work that situates these topics within contemporary culture via a variety of critical approaches, including but not limited to feminism, queer theory, critical race studies, political economy, ethnography, ethnozoology, literary criticism, science and technology studies, and media studies. Ideally, we seek papers that combine approaches, or at the very least draw upon research in other disciplines to contextualize their arguments.  As much as possible, we seek papers that connect their analyses of animals and human/animal interactions to existing material practices related to animals or the discourse of animality.

Journal of Animal Ethics
The Journal of Animal Ethics is the first named journal of animal ethics in the world. It is devoted to the exploration of progressive thought about animals. It is multidisciplinary in nature and international in scope. It covers theoretical and applied aspects of animal ethics -- of interest to academics from the humanities and the sciences, as well as professionals working in the field of animal protection.

Journal of Animal Law
The Journal of Animal Law seeks to explore the legal and public policy issues surrounding animals at all levels of government: local, state, national, comparative national and international. All perspectives are welcome. The Journal will be web published in its entirety, but hard print copy shall also be available.
 
Journal of Animal Law & Ethics (Penn)

Journal of Animal Law & Policy (Stanford)
The Journal of Animal Law & Policy was founded in August 2007 to provide a high-quality, widely accessible forum for the publication and discussion of animal law scholarship. Although contributors to the journal may express strong opinions about the legal and policy frameworks governing the status and treatment of nonhuman animals, the journal itself welcomes a diversity of views and neither espouses nor endorses any particular approach to or theory of animal rights and/or welfare.

Journal for Critical Animal Studies
The Journal was established for the purpose of fostering academic study of critical animal issues in contemporary society. JCAS is grounded in an opposition to animal studies and research, which exploits nonhuman animals. The Journal for Critical Animal Studies is an interdisciplinary and intersection journal with an emphasis on total liberation and freedom for all. This Journal was designed to build up the common activist’s knowledge of animal liberation while at the same time appealing to academic specialists to address the important topic of animal liberation, freedom, and advocacy.

Society and Animals: Journal of Human-Animal Studies
Since 1993 and in conjunction with the internationally recognized Brill, ASI produces Society & Animals, a quarterly journal containing peer reviewed studies concerning nonhuman animals from psychology, sociology, anthropology, political science and other social sciences and history, literary criticism, and other disciplines of the humanities. 

*Also see*
Appetite
Environmental Ethics
Environmental Philosophy
Environmental Values
Ethics & the Environment
Food and Foodways
Food, Culture & Society
Journal of Agricultural & Environmental Ethics

________BOOK SERIES________

Animalibus: Of Animals and Cultures (Penn State Press - Nigel Rothfels & Garry Marvin)

Animal (Reaktion Books - Johnathon Burt)
Animal is a pioneering series from Reaktion Books. The first of its kind to explore the historical significance and impact on humans of a wide range of animals, each book in the series takes a different animal and examines its role in history around the world. The importance of mythology, religion and science are described as is the history of food, the trade in animals and their products, pets, exhibition, film and photography, and their roles in the artistic and literary imagination.

Animal Turn Series, The (MSU Press- Linda Kalof) 
The Animal Turn Series focuses on how animals figure in human lives, how humans figure in animal lives, and how both are tethered together in an increasingly fragile biosphere. The series will present an interdisciplinary examination of the human- animal relationship as grounded in specific historical, cultural, and environmental contexts

Animal Ethics (Palgrave Macmillan - Andrew Linzey & Priscilla Cohn)
In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the ethics of our treatment of animals. Philosophers have led the way, and now a range of other scholars have followed from historians to social scientists. From being a marginal issue, animals have become an emerging issue in ethics and in multidisciplinary inquiry. This series will explore the challenges that Animal Ethics poses, both conceptually and practically, to traditional understandings of human-animal relations.

Critical Animal Studies Reflections on Animal Liberation Book Series (Arissa Media Group - Les Mitchell and Colin Salter)
Institute for Critical Animal Studies (ICAS) in 2010 created the, Critical Animal Studies Reflections on Animal Liberation Book Series with Arissa Media Group, which targets the public and activist community. This serious is interested in activist strategies, tactics, and social movement politics and theory, — specifically radical politics, direct action, and alliance politics in relation to animal liberation.

Critical Animal Studies Book Series (Rodopi Press - Helena Pedersen and Vasile Stănescu)
Critical Animal Studies Book Series challenges animal studies and research exploitation of nonhuman animals, by linking theory to practice and practice to theory and emphasizing the immense importance of animal advocacy for a humane, democratic, peaceful, and sustainable world. Critical Animal Studies Book Series is  interdisciplinary and intersectional with an emphasis on total liberation and freedom for all. This Series was designed to build up the common activist’s knowledge of animal liberation while at the same time appealing to academic specialists to address the important topic of animal liberation, rights, freedom, and advocacy.

Critical Perspectives on Animals, Animal Studies (Columbia University Press - Gary Francione & Gary Steiner)
The goals of this series are thus ambitious and urgent: to contribute to contemporary reflections on the basic terms and methods of critical inquiry, to do so by focusing on fundamental questions arising out of the relationships and confrontations between humans and nonhuman animals, and ultimately to enrich our appreciation of the nature and ethical significance of nonhuman animals by providing a forum for the interdisciplinary exploration of questions and problems that have traditionally been confined within narrowly circumscribed disciplinary boundaries.

Environmental Ethics & Philosophy (SUNY)

Human-Animal Studies (Brill - Kennneth Shapiro)
The purview of the book series includes any topic that allows exploration of the relation between human and nonhuman animals in any setting, contemporary or historical, from the perspective of various disciplines within both the social sciences (e.g., psychology, sociology, anthropology, political science) and humanities (e.g., history, literary criticism). Among the broad areas included are: 1. applied uses of animals (research, education, medicine, agriculture), 2. animals in the popular culture (entertainment, companion animals, animal symbolism), 3. wildlife and the environment, 4. socio-political movements, public policy and the law.

Posthumanities Series (U. Minnesota Press - Cary Wolf)
An interdisciplinary series that engages the changing shape of the humanities, Posthumanities investigates the many ways that the human has been entangled in complex relations with animals, the environment, and technology for which the theoretical and ethical understandings of humanism are no longer adequate. 

*Also see*
Ashgate (Critical Food Studies - Michael Goodman)
John Hopkins University Press (Animals, History, Culture - Harriet Ritvo)
Latern Books (Animal Advocacy, Vegetarianism)
Purdue (New Directions in the Human-Animal Bond - Alan Beck)
University of Illinois Press (Animal Rights)

________NOTABLE PROGRAMS________

*See James Stanescu's list of CAS-friendly graduate programs (11/2011)

Brock University - Critical Animal Studies
Location: St. Catharine, Ontario, Canada
Faculty: Lauren Corman, John Sorenson
Degrees: Honors Sociology concentration, Critical Animal Studies Minor
Politics: Department Vegan Policy
Description: The Department of Sociology at Brock University is a leader in the new, rapidly-growing field of Critical Animal Studies. Brock was one of the first universities in Canada to offer courses on animals and society. Our range of courses is comprehensive and challenging... Emphasizing a social justice approach
informed by political economy and feminist analyses, we address the exploitation of animals within the context of interlocking systems of oppression.

Canisius College - Anthrozoology 
Location: Buffalo, NY
Faculty: Paul Waladau
Degrees: Anthrozoology Masters, Minor
Description: Our program embraces the positive value of human-animal relations by focusing on the many benefits that accrue to humans by including animals in their lives. It also covers the benefits that are provided to animals by humans. It is an interdisciplinary field of study that includes scientific investigations, philosophical considerations, religious perspectives, animals in literature, and humane education. Our program also examines the intersection between animal protection and environmental protection: the special relationship that exists between two worldwide movements. Students can tailor their coursework and internships so that their own topics of interest can be explored in depth.

Colorado State University - Animality Studies
Location: Fort Collins, Colorado
Faculty: Philip Cafaro, Temple Grandin, Bernard Rollin
Description: an interdisciplinary, collaborative project that seeks to highlight the strengths of Colorado State University faculty and programs in relation to the cultural study of animals and animality.

Eastern Kentucky University - Animal Studies
Location: Richmond, Kentucky
Faculty: Robert Mitchell
Degrees: Animal Studies BA
Description: Incorporating applied fields, science and the arts and humanities, EKU’s Animal Studies major “will provide students with a means to become knowledgeable about animals and their relationship with humans from diverse perspectives, and simultaneously experience and learn from a strong, traditional liberal arts education,”

Humane Society University
Location: Washington D.C.
Faculty: Johnathon Balacombe, Marc Bekoff, Marion Copeland,
Degrees: Animal Policy and Advocacy, Animal Studies, Humane Leadership (BS or Grad Cert)
Description: Based in Washington, D.C., HSU's School of Arts and Sciences is the first higher education institution in the country licensed to provide Bachelor of Science degrees and Graduate Certificates in Animal Studies, Animal Policy and Advocacy, and Humane Leadership. Coursework is taught in online, hybrid, and traditional classroom formats. October 2010 marks the School of Arts and Sciences' one year anniversary. Currently the school has over 160 accepted students and is continuing work towards accreditation.

Lewis & Clark Law School - Center for Animal Law Studies
Location: Portland, Oregon
Degrees: J.D. specialization in animal law
Description: The Center for Animal Law Studies, in collaboration with the Animal Legal Defense Fund, is an animal law think tank and the umbrella organization of the nation’s premier animal law program.  We work to ensure the interests of animals are considered in the legal realm and to provide the best education to the next generation of animal law attorneys.

Michigan State University - Ecological and Cultural Studies Group
Location: East Lansing, Michigan
Faculty: Linda Kalof, Michael Nelson, Paul Thompson
Degrees: Animal studies graduate spezialization.
Description:The Graduate Specialization in Animal Studies: Social Science and Humanities Perspectives.. provides graduate students with basic knowledge of relationships between humans and other animals and how they are linked together in a fragile biosphere... The graduate specialization is available as an elective for students who are enrolled in master's or doctoral degree programs at Michigan State University.

New York University - Animal Studies Initiative
Location: New York City, New York
Faculty: Dale Jamieson, Una Chaunhuri
Degrees: Animal studies minor.
Description:NYU's Animal Studies Initiative promotes and supports research and teaching in the emerging area of Animal Studies. It does so by administering an undergraduate minor in Animal Studies, supporting research and teaching, and sponsoring public events and workshops.

Tufts University - Center for Animals and Public Policy
Location: Medford/Sommerville, Massachusetts
Degrees: MS in Animals and Public Policy
Description: The Center for Animals and Public Policy (CAPP) advances research, policy analysis, education and service pertaining to the important roles animals play in society, and explores the ethical implications of the human-animal relationship... The MS in Animals and Public Policy (MAPP) program was established in 1995. Students in this intensive program explore the historical, philosophical, scientific, cultural, legal and political underpinnings of contemporary human-animal relationships.

University of Canteberry - New Zealand Center for Human-Animal Studies
Location: Christchurch, New Zealand
Faculty: Annie Potts, Philip Armstrong
Description: NZCHAS brings together scholars from the humanities and social sciences whose research is concerned with the conceptual and material treatment of nonhuman animals in culture, society and history.

University of Oxford - Centre for Animal Ethics
Location: Oxford, England, UK
Faculty: Andrew Lindzey
Description: We want to put ethical concern for animals on the intellectual agenda, and contribute to an enlightened public debate about animals... Our aim is to create a world-wide association of academics from all disciplines who want to pioneer ethical perspectives on animals. We intend to create a new intellectual force – a select Fellowship – composed of accomplished academics able to make the ethical case for animals.

University of Wales Trinity Saints David - Anthrozoology
Location: Lampeter, South West Wales, UK
Degree: MA in Anthrozoology
Description: The MA in Anthrozoology will be of interest to anyone who would like to investigate the many and varied ways in which humans perceive, engage, compete and co-exist with non-human animals in a range of cultural contexts.


University of Washington - Animal Studies Working Group
Location: Seattle, Washington
Description:The Animal Studies Working Group is a collaboration of students, faculty members and staff at the University of Washington. Our mission is to expand, enrich, and create new spaces for the public discussion over the place of non-human animals in society. Though our group is located at the UW and committed to bringing animal-related questions to various units across campus, we have a broad notion of community which guides our efforts to develop connections with community organizations, activists, and intellectuals.

University of Western Australia - Australian Animal Studies Group
Location: Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Description: To activate a community of animal studies scholars, scientists, creative artists and animal advocates. To encourage cross-national and disciplinary exchange and, more particularly, to promote work that has animals and human-animal relations in Australia as a focus... For animals and their relationships with humans and environments to be at the forefront of humane and rigorous scholarly, scientific and artistic enquiry. And for this cross-disciplinary intellectual and creative work to inform and infiltrate the treatment and understanding of animals in national, state and local educational institutions, industries and decision making forums.

Uppsala University - HumAnimal Group,  Nordic Animal Studies Network
Location: Uppsala, Sweden
Description: The HumAnimal group currently represent a vast diversity of disciplines and perspectives, from evolutionary biology, through sociology and pedagogy, to art history and philosophy.

Wesleyan University
Location: Middletown, CT
Faculty: Lori Gruen, Kari Weil
 

________ONLINE RESOURCES________

Articles, Interviews, Magazines, and News 
Abolitionist Online

The Animals' Agenda

Animal People News
ANIMAL PEOPLE is the leading independent newspaper providing original investigative coverage of animal protection worldwide. With thousands of items on hand, the ANIMAL PEOPLE website is one of the largest repository of articles on animal issues on the Internet, and all topics that affect animals are covered. Founded in 1992, ANIMAL PEOPLE has no alignment or affiliation with any other entity.

Animal Rights Zone
ARZone exists to help educate vegans and non-vegans alike about the obligations human beings have toward all other animals.  By providing a space for a variety of blog posts, forum discussions, notes, videos and more, ARZone fosters a sense of community among its members. Through live online chats with a diversity of people who work both within and outside of the animal advocacy community, ARZone supports respectful and rational discourse and intelligent dialogue about the most pressing issues facing us today.

Animals Voice
The Animals Voice is an independent online resource and print magazine for helping animals and the people who defend them. We are an award-winning networking source of recent media coverage, timely information, and an incalculable volume of resources for animals and their defenders. We feature the latest animal rights news, multimedia, calendar, victories, thought-provoking and inspirational editorial, graphic and compelling photography, and in-depth investigative reports.

Animal Rights History
As a free online library, literary research resource, animal rights-humane history timeline and primary source historical literature archive, AnimalRightsHistory.Org promotes and facilitates: access to information, humane education, literary research and the preservation of historical literature on animal rights, animal welfare, and protection of animals.

Animal Studies Bibliography (MSU - Kalof, Bryany, Fitzgerald) 
This bibliography is an ongoing project of the Animal Studies Program at Michigan State University.
 
Institutes and Organizations
Animals and Society Institute
The Animals and Society Institute is a nonprofit, independent research and educational organization that advances the status of animals in public policy, and promotes the study of human-animal relationships. The ASI seeks to advance institutional change for animals by helping to establish the moral and legal rights fundamental to a just, compassionate and peaceful society.

Australian Animal Studies Group (Bulletins, links)
To activate a community of animal studies scholars, scientists, creative artists and animal advocates. To encourage cross-national and disciplinary exchange and, more particularly, to promote work that has animals and human-animal relations in Australia as a focus... For animals and their relationships with humans and environments to be at the forefront of humane and rigorous scholarly, scientific and artistic enquiry. And for this cross-disciplinary intellectual and creative work to inform and infiltrate the treatment and understanding of animals in national, state and local educational institutions, industries and decision making forums. 

Conflict Gypsy
Conflict Gypsy is an online archive preserving the history of protest movements for animal rights and environmentalism. Its owners, contributors, and designers are not responsible for actions taken by third parties which may be harmful or unlawful to the individuals or entities named in archived publications. This web site is provided for the purpose of historical research and analysis, and is not intended to incite, encourage, or condone any criminal action on the part of its readers. 

H-Animal Discussion Network (MSU)
H-Animal aims to serve as an on-line home for the growing number of scholars across disciplines who are engaged on the study of animals in human culture.

Humane Spot (Humane Research Council)
The Humane Research Council empowers animal advocates with access to the research, analysis, and strategies that maximize their effectiveness to reduce animal suffering. We provide discount consulting services, written reports, presentations, and other resources exclusively for animal advocates, including many tools for smaller groups and individuals... Humane Thinking is the official blog of the Humane Research Council, where our experts provide thoughts on the latest data and trends relating to animal advocacy. All of our readers are invited (and encouraged) to join the conversation and share comments with other advocates. 

Institute for Critical Animal Studies
The Institute for Critical Animal Studies (ICAS)  founded in 2001, is the first interdisciplinary scholarly center in higher education dedicated to establishing and expanding the field of Critical Animal Studies (CAS).

International Society for Anthrozoology
The International Society for Anthrozoology (ISAZ) was formed in 1991 as a supportive organization for the scientific and scholarly study of human-animal interactions. ISAZ is a nonprofit, nonpolitical organization with a worldwide, multi-disciplinary membership of students, scholars and interested professionals.

Minding Animals International
Minding Animals International (MAI) provides an avenue for the transdisciplinary field of Animal Studies to be more responsive to the protection of animals... As such, MAI facilitates research in Animal Studies as a conduit of non-governmental politics and action. MAI acts as a bridge between academia and advocacy and is a network of more than 2,500 academics, artists, activists and advocates, dedicated to the study and protection of all planetary life through the advancement of Animal Studies.