Council for animal ethics issues consultative statement on ethics of zoos; my role

Norway´s Council for animal ethics has issues the consultative statement "Etiske grenseoppganger for hold av dyr i dyrepark" (loosely: Ethical limitations for the keeping of animals in zoos). I have been main responsible for composing the text, along with Guri Larsen (though such texts are always ultimately consensus products).

Statement on Wildlife Act submitted to ministries

I have just submitted a written statement on behalf of Norway´s Council for animal ethics to Ministry of Agriculture and Food and Ministry of Climate and Environment in relation to a planned revision of the Norwegian Wildlife Act (Viltloven).

Council of Animal Ethics statement on embryo transfer in cattle forthcoming

Today Norway´s Council of Animal Ethics finished negotiating the final wording of a statement on embryo transfer in cattle, after I made suggestions for revisions some days ago. The statement will be released shortly.

Council for animal ethics statement mentioned in Dyrevern viten

The latest Dyrevernalliansen email newsletter, Dyrevern Viten, makes mention of and links to Norway´s Council for animal ethics´ statement on tagging of wild animals, which I drafted (under the heading "Viltmerking ute av kontroll").

Council for animal ethics statement on tagging of wild animals online

The June 26th statement of Norway´s Council for animal ethics that was drafted by me, on tagging of wild animals, is now online on the pages of the Council (also in PDF version).

See also:

Council for animal ethics statement on tagging of wild animals issued (July 15th)

Council for animal ethics statement on tagging of wild animals issued

On June 26th, Norway´s Council for animal ethics issued a statement on tagging of wild animals, drafted by me. The statement was distributed by email. The statement has not yet appeared online.

Council for animal ethics statement drafted

A couple of days ago I finished composing the draft of a statement by the Norwegian Council for animal ethics, ahead of the council´s meeting next Thursday. The topic for the statement is tagging of wild animals.

My say on "How to Make the World Better for Nonhuman Animals"

Marc Bekoff has initiated a collection of up to 12-word-long statements on "How to Make the World Better for Nonhuman Animals", posted in his Animal emotions blog at Psychology Today.

The text includes this contribution from me:

Acknowledge that all animals relate to signs, and respect their semiotic agency. -- Morton Tønnessen, Norway; Recent co-authored book (Open Access): Animal Umwelten in a Changing World: Zoosemiotic Perspectives (Tartu University Press 2016)