Michael Wilson Fox (August 13, 1937) is an American veterinarian, ethologist and activist for animal rights.

Fox was born in Bolton and was educated at Buxton College.^[1] He obtained a Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine Degree from the Royal Veterinary College in 1962, a Doctor of Philosophy in Medicine in 1967 and Doctor of Science in ethology in 1976 from the University of London.^[1] He was a medical research associate at Galesburg State Research Hospital from 1964 to 1967 and an Associate Professor of Psychology at Washington University in St. Louis from 1967 to 1976.^[1] He was vice-president of bioethics of the Humane Society of the United States from 1976 to 1998.^[1]

Fox is the author of the nationally syndicated newspaper column "Animal Doctor" and has authored more than 40 books on animal-related issues.^[2][3] He is an advocate of animal rights and has commented that "I am in favor of the development of appropriate technologies, industries, and food-production systems consonant with the principle of humane planetary stewardship that recognizes the right of all living things to a whole and healthy environment and the right of each living thing to equal and fair consideration."^[4] He has argued for sentientism.^[5]

Fox is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association and Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.^[1]

Fox lives with his wife Deanna in Minneapolis.^[3] They manage the India Project for Animals and Nature (IPAN) in Nilgiris.^[3]

• Integrative Development of Brain and Behavior in the Dog (1972)^[6]
• The Dog: Its Domestication and Behavior (1978)^[7]
• The Soul of the Wolf (1980)^[8]
• The Animal Doctor's Answer Book (1984)^[9]
• Agricide: The Hidden Crisis That Affects Us All (1986)^[10]
• Returning to Eden: Animal Rights and Human Responsibility (1986)^[11]
• Inhumane Society: The American Way of Exploiting Animals (1990)^[12]
• You Can Save the Animals: 50 Things to do Right Now (1991)^[13]
• Superpigs and Wondercorn (1992)^[14]
• Understanding Your Dog (1992)^[15]
• Understanding Your Cat (1994)^[16]
• The Boundless Circle: Caring for Creatures and Creation (1996)^[17]
• Concepts in Ethology: Animal Behavior and Bioethics (1998)^[18]

• Bekoff, Marc (1981). "Returning to Eden: Animal Rights and Human Responsibility". BioScience. 31 (7): 533. doi:10.2307/1308505. JSTOR 1308505.
• Soulé, Michael (1985). "One Earth, One Mind". The Quarterly Review of Biology. 60 (2): 198. doi:10.1086/414320. JSTOR 2828398.