Rodney John Charles Preece (August 15, 1939 – July 22, 2021) was an English-Canadian political philosopher and historian of animal rights and vegetarianism.

Rodney John Charles Preece was born on 15 August 1939,[1] in Cheadle Hulme, England.

[2] He was later Maurice Young Invited Research Scholar in the Centre for Applied Ethics at the University of British Columbia.

[4] His book Animals and Nature: Cultural Myths, Cultural Realities, was short-listed for the Harold Adams Innis Prize,[5] the Raymond Klibansky Prize for the best book in the humanities and named a Choice Distinguished Academic Title.

[1] In 2013 Preece moved back to Cheadle Hulme after reuniting with his past girlfriend Janet Penny.