Terms such as carnivore and predation are well established in zoology and ecology as they relate to animals eating other animals. The study of predator-prey interactions has a long and deep-rooted lineage within zoology and forms some of the core principles within many ecological studies. When humans are the predator, however, the language used can change and many important and controversial social and political questions are brought to the fore.  

Political concerns cover many areas of zoology, but this forum will hold its focus on the politics of eating animals. Zoologists can contribute to this critical debate about what we eat. There is also often a divide between some humanities scholars and those in the sciences on this issue and, in part, this forum aims to exchange points of view to explore the intellectual backgrounds that lie behind some of the positions and to look for common ground.  

The Royal Zoological Society NSW's Annual Forum will debate these issues on 7 November 2015 at the Australian Museum in William Street, Sydney.

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