UPF-Centre for Animal ethics or UPF-CAE is a think-tank based at Pompeu Fabra University which focuses on animal ethics from multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives. Its mission is to promote non-speciesist ethical approaches in academia, politics, media and public opinion. It aims to:

• Disseminate and promote research grounded on animal ethics
• Advise civil society groups and organizations
• Influence political decision-making

The founding members of UPF-CAE first gathered in 2014 under GIREA (Grup Interdisciplinari de Recerca en Ética Animal or Group of Interdisciplinary Research on  Animal Ethics), a study group and advisory body for Barcelona Town Hall’s Animal Protection Office. The current UPF-CAE was approved by the UPF government in December 2015.