Centre for Animals and Social Justice

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| type = Charitable company limited by guarantee

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| founded_date = June 2011

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| location = Sheffield, England

| key_people = Dan Lyons, CEO

| focus = Animal protection

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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.[http://www.casj.org.uk/reports/launch-seminar-synopsis/ "Synopsis of Proceedings of CASJ ‘Animals and Public Policy’ Launch Seminar, 30 June 2011"], CASJ.

• [http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/animal-welfare/news-detail/ar/c/172703/ "CASJ – Centre for Animals and Social Justice"], Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The CASJ aims to "embed animal protection as a core goal of public policy."[http://www.casj.org.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/CASJ-launch-report.pdf "Animal Ethics and Public Policy"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201150057/http://www.casj.org.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/CASJ-launch-report.pdf |date=2014-02-01 }}, CASJ, July 2011. Dan Lyons, former campaigns director of Uncaged Campaigns and an honorary research fellow at the University of Sheffield, is the chief executive officer. Angela Roberts, founder of Uncaged Campaigns is the MD.[http://www.casj.org.uk/about/who-we-are/ "Founding Committee and Staff"], CASJ.

In addition to Lyons, other founding members are political theorists Alasdair Cochrane and Robert Garner 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.[http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/hansard/commons/this-weeks-public-bill-general-committee-debates/read/?date=2012-12-03&itemId=206 "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.