Some philosophers interested in animal ethics have lately been turning their attention to the problem of wild animal suffering. Most of us would agree that we have duties to prevent or limit suffering in animals under our care. But do we have similar duties to animals in the wild? This is a controversial idea. Yet […]
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In the January/February 2020 edition of The Veterinarian I published an opinion piece requesting a discussion on the business model used in Veterinary Practice in the Western World. This piece was written because I perceived that the mental state of the profession was showing signs of breaking apart with over 30 per cent of responses […]
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As I write the UK is enduring its third national coronavirus lockdown in 11 months. It is over a year since the first COVID-19 death was reported here and approaching a year since the first national lockdown began. I doubt back then any of us could have envisaged the severity and longevity of this pandemic […]
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The Victorian parliament has been presented with a motion that would recognise animal abuse as often intimately related to family violence. Advanced by Animal Justice Party MP Andy Meddick, the motion aims to address the serious problem of women (and sometimes men) who are unable to leave abusive relationships due to the risks to their […]
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We have finally cleared the end of 2020, a year I am sure most of us will be delighted to see the back of. There are so many reasons for wishing this year away: its unpredictability and disruption, the limits on freedoms, the fear, loneliness, stress, loss of employment, loss of income and loss of […]
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