The Centre for Animals and Social Justice (CASJ) is a British charity founded in 2011 to advance the social and political status of nonhuman animals. The CASJ aims to "embed animal protection as a core goal of public policy."

Dan Lyons Daniel Louis Lyons is the chief executive officer of the Centre for Animals and Social Justice, a British animal protection charity. He is an honorary research fellow at the University of Sheffield and the author of ''The Politics of Animal Expe ...

, former campaigns director of

Uncaged Campaigns Uncaged Campaigns is a Sheffield, UK, based anti-vivisection, not-for-profit organisation and a registered company limited by guarantee. History Uncaged Campaigns was established in 1993 by Angela Roberts and Lynn Williamson. They are a peaceful i ...

and an honorary research fellow at the

University of Sheffield , mottoeng = To discover the causes of things , established = – University of SheffieldPredecessor institutions: – Sheffield Medical School – Firth College – Sheffield Technical School – University College of Sheffield , type = Pu ...

, is the chief executive officer. Angela Roberts, founder of Uncaged Campaigns is the MD."Founding Committee and Staff"
CASJ. In addition to Lyons, other founding members are political theorists Alasdair Cochrane and

Robert Garner Robert Garner is a British political scientist, political theorist, and intellectual historian. He is a Professor Emeritus in the politics department at the University of Leicester , where he has worked for much of his career. Before working at ...

of the University of Sheffield and University of Leicester respectively. One of the issues the CASJ explores is how nonhumans can be offered political representation as vulnerable individuals. The CASJ was involved in 2012 with other animal protection groups in consulting with members of parliament over an amendment to the

Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, sometimes referred to as ASPA, is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (1986 c. 14) passed in 1986, which regulates the use of animals used for research in the UK. The Act permits studies t ...

."Draft Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 Amendment Regulations 2012"
House of Commons, 3 December 2012. In 2014 the CASJ garnered the support of 16 animal protection organizations in support of a governmental Animal Protection Commission.

References

External links

*
"Towards joined-up animal welfare policy"
Centre for Animals and Social Justice. {{Animal rights, state=uncollapsed, movement Animal rights organizations Think tanks based in the United Kingdom Animal welfare organisations based in the United Kingdom

See also

References

External links