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Pampered or enslaved? the moral dilemmas of pets
Leslie IrvineThis essay discusses whether the practice of keeping pets, defined as a class of animals existing for human purposes, is morally acceptable. Clouding the issue is the claim that…
Animal sacrifice: a model of paternal exploitation
Brian LukeThe late Nancy Jay described a striking feature of animal sacrifice: in many different cultures it functions to establish paternity. This article develops a theoretical framework…
Disciplining animals: sentience, production, and critique
Anna WilliamsThis essay critiques the assertion that an appreciation of animal sentience necessarily runs counter to their exploitation as industrial resources. It is argued that the U.S…
International progress and regress on animal rights
Bonnie BerryThis paper addresses the social forces, such as cultural traditions, economic structures, and legal systems, affecting animal (human and nonhuman) rights. Also considered are the…
Consuming the surplus: expanding “meat” consumption and animal oppression
Bill Winders, David NibertThe number of animals raised and slaughtered for food in the U.S. has increased dramatically since 1945. We examine how two factors have been fundamental in this expansion of…
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- Prof Colin Williams