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We educate, mentor, and unite animal rights advocates globally to turn research and advocacy into legal protections for animals. Join us for legal updates and more information about animal rights and ethics: https://www.icare-animals.org

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International Centre for Animal Rights and Ethics @icareanimals.bsky.social · Nov 23

ICARE | #Academia Meets #AnimalAdvocacy🦉

#ICARE was founded from the realisation that #AnimalRightsLaw lacked attention in legal education, research, and advocacy.⚖️

📚 ICARE aims to bridge academia and advocacy, empowering #scholactivists to turn research into legal protections for animals.🌐

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International Centre for Animal Rights and Ethics @icareanimals.bsky.social · 2h

🐾 If we want AI to be truly ethical, it must care for all who can suffer.

📖 Read 'AI alignment: the case for including animals' by Yip Fai Tse et al. drive.google.com/file/d/1hWE7...

#AIandAnimals #AnimalWelfare #AIAlignment #ArtificialIntelligence #AIForGood #AnimalRights #AIandEthics

International Centre for Animal Rights and Ethics @icareanimals.bsky.social · 2h

🐷 This recently published paper claims that AI systems should be designed with a basic concern for animal welfare. Doing so wouldn’t demand huge sacrifices, yet it could significantly reduce the harm caused to animals as AI continues to evolve.

International Centre for Animal Rights and Ethics @icareanimals.bsky.social · 2h

Most AI alignment efforts aim to make systems safe, ethical, and beneficial for humans, overlooking the welfare of animals altogether by arguing that considering human values is enough to protect them. 🛡️

International Centre for Animal Rights and Ethics @icareanimals.bsky.social · 2h

🤖 AI and Animals 🦉

Experts and lawmakers work to align artificial intelligence with human values, but there’s a crucial question we often forget to ask:
🦔🐮🐳 What about animals?

International Centre for Animal Rights and Ethics @icareanimals.bsky.social · 2d

💡 This study invites us to rethink the boundaries of legal categories and to imagine a future in which animals are no longer confined to the status of property but recognised as beings with intrinsic value.

Read the paper: drive.google.com/file/d/1jVKs...

#AnimalLaw #AnimalRights #AnimalRightsLaw

International Centre for Animal Rights and Ethics @icareanimals.bsky.social · 2d

⚖️ Her work stands out for its historical depth and philosophical clarity. By tracing the roots of this classification, Michel reveals how deeply embedded the objectification of animals is in the legal system and why it has been so resistant to change.

International Centre for Animal Rights and Ethics @icareanimals.bsky.social · 2d

📚 Bibliography Recommendation🦉

🐑 'Moving Away from Thinghood in Law: Animals as a New Legal Category?' by Prof. Margot Michel delves into the legal history that shaped how animals came to be classified as 'things' within the European civil law tradition.

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International Centre for Animal Rights and Ethics @icareanimals.bsky.social · 6d

✈️🐶 After a companion dog named Mona was lost on a flight, the airline treated her as 'baggage' under the Montreal Convention.

Now, the CJEU must decide: are companion animals luggage? 🧳

📑 ICARE argues the Convention must evolve with EU law and society:

ICARE’s analysis in Case C-218/24 argues for recognising companion animals as family, not luggage. — ICARE

CJEU Case C-218/24, Montreal Convention, EU animal welfare law, article 13 TFEU, animal law, animal rights, animal rights law, companion animals, companion animals and air travel, emotional harm,…

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International Centre for Animal Rights and Ethics @icareanimals.bsky.social · 9d

💡 Would you like to know more about animal advocacy and veganism? Read the paper: drive.google.com/file/d/1ScDa... and share if you care!

#Veganism #Taiwan #Sustainability #AnimalRights #AnimalLaw #AnimalRightsLaw #AnimalRightsTaiwan #AnimalRightsMovement #VeganMovement #AnimalAdvocacy

International Centre for Animal Rights and Ethics @icareanimals.bsky.social · 9d

Her research reminds us that while animal rights arguments often seem universal, each context adds its own layers of meaning — and Taiwan’s experience enriches our understanding of global veganism. 🐻🐖

International Centre for Animal Rights and Ethics @icareanimals.bsky.social · 9d

Song Lopez highlights how young advocates bring creativity, community engagement and policy focus into the debate, showing that veganism is not only about individual ethics but about collective transformation. 🕊️

International Centre for Animal Rights and Ethics @icareanimals.bsky.social · 9d

Rooted in a long tradition of religious vegetarianism, this new wave of veganism goes beyond spiritual practice. It connects animal welfare, environmental awareness and policy-making, aligning local activism with global sustainability frameworks. 🌿

International Centre for Animal Rights and Ethics @icareanimals.bsky.social · 9d

In her paper 'Going Weigen: Animal Advocacy and Sustainability Intersections under Taiwan’s New Vegan Movement,' PhD Candidate Gina Song Lopez offers a thought-provoking exploration of how Taiwan’s new generation of activists is reshaping vegan advocacy after the Sunflower Movement.

International Centre for Animal Rights and Ethics @icareanimals.bsky.social · 9d

📖 Bibliography Recommendation 🦉

From compassion for animals to animal liberation, health, and sustainability, veganism in Taiwan is evolving into a powerful social and ethical movement. 🌏💚

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International Centre for Animal Rights and Ethics @icareanimals.bsky.social · 10d

📽️ You can also register now to watch the recording of our presentation at the virtual Animal Law Conference, now available: www.animallawconference.org

#AnimalLaw #AnimalRights #AnimalRightsLaw #AnimalRightsJurisprudence #PréjudiceAnimalier #AnimalLawFrance #AnimalVictims #AnimalCruelty

International Centre for Animal Rights and Ethics @icareanimals.bsky.social · 10d

If courts can repair the suffering of companion animals, might the same reasoning one day protect other sentient beings covered by Article 521-1 of the French Criminal Code? 🐷🐴🐬

You can learn more in our presentation delivered at the ALAC: drive.google.com/file/d/1DftB...

International Centre for Animal Rights and Ethics @icareanimals.bsky.social · 10d

⚖️ Judges relied on existing texts — article 1240 of the Civil Code on reparation and the 2015 sentience clause (article 515-14) — echoing how French law already repairs ecological harm to nature itself.

Now, similar unreported rulings in Béziers and Rennes suggest the idea is spreading. 🧳

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International Centre for Animal Rights and Ethics @icareanimals.bsky.social · 10d

🧑‍⚖️ The story began in Lille, where Maître Graziella Dode argued five landmark cruelty cases between 2024 and 2025. Each time, the court awarded compensation for the animal’s own suffering, from €100 for Lanna, a cat beaten to death, to €1 500 for Buck, a dog stabbed during a domestic dispute.

International Centre for Animal Rights and Ethics @icareanimals.bsky.social · 10d

This emerging idea — called 'préjudice animalier' — recognises that animals themselves can suffer harm deserving legal repair.
It is a distinct category of damages: not for the emotional loss, not for the NGO’s moral harm, but for the animal’s own suffering. ❤️‍🩹

International Centre for Animal Rights and Ethics @icareanimals.bsky.social · 10d

Can a court compensate a dog or cat for their own suffering? 🐈‍⬛🐕
🇫🇷 In France, judges are beginning to say yes. ✅

International Centre for Animal Rights and Ethics @icareanimals.bsky.social · 12d

On World Animal Day, we honour Dr Jane Goodall (1934–2025) 🦍

She showed the world that animals are not mere objects, but beings with emotions, intelligence, and lives of their own. Her compassion reshaped science and inspired generations to see with empathy.

May her memory be a blessing. 🕊️

📷 WAM

International Centre for Animal Rights and Ethics @icareanimals.bsky.social · 13d

🌊⚖️ Meet Our Speed Moot Court Trainers & Judges

We are honoured to introduce Ms Amy P Wilson and Ms Hira Jaleel, who will serve as Trainers and Judges for the Online Speed Moot Court on Aquatic Animal Rights in the 2nd live CIARL course. 🐋

Register before 10 Oct: icare-animals.org/ciarl-course

International Centre for Animal Rights and Ethics @icareanimals.bsky.social · 14d

👨‍🏫 We recommend watching his lecture to gain a deeper understanding of what AI truly is, beyond the noise and over-enthusiasm: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CedH.... 🎥

#AIandAnimals #Ethics #AnimalRights #AI #ResponsibleTech #AISnakeOil

International Centre for Animal Rights and Ethics @icareanimals.bsky.social · 14d

Learning the basics of AI helps us avoid misunderstandings and exaggerations, while also exploring its limits responsibly. Let’s focus on knowledge, not myths ✨📚.

💡 Princeton PhD candidate Sayash Kapoor, co-author of AI Snake Oil with Arvind Narayanan, explains AI and its limits.

International Centre for Animal Rights and Ethics @icareanimals.bsky.social · 14d

AI and Animals 🐒🤖

When it comes to artificial intelligence, we often swing between hype and fear. But both extremes stop us from thinking deeply and considering the real impact, including on animal rights 🐄🐦🐎.

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