The Politics of Animal Rights Advocacy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22343337 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kim Stallwood (Animals and Society Institute, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2013-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Relations (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2283-3196 • E-ISSN: 2280-9643 |
| Publisher | Led Edizioni Universitarie (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.7358/rela-2013-001-stal |
| OpenAlex | W1583566325 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
The main aim of this paper is to make the case that the politics of animal rights advocacy rests with establishing the moral and legal status of animals as a public policy issue. Presently, animal rights is primarily framed as an optional lifestyle choice. It is not understood as a matter for mainstream politics, including public policy, the policies of political parties, regulations and legislation. Starting with Barbara Noske’s concept of the animal industrial complex, I consider the present status of the many traditions, cultural norms, economic and other incentives which license our instrumental use animals for human gain. I propose a five-part evaluation process of social movements and use it to evaluate the modern animal rights movement. I critique its present strategy with its emphasis on personal lifestyle choice as inadequate in challenging the animal industrial complex. I conclude the modern animal rights movement must implement a long-term strategy which advances animal issues as public policy, which is in addition to its present strategy promoting optional vegan, crueltyfree lifestyle choice
Animal rights · Economics · Environmental ethics · Human rights · Incentive · Law and economics · Legislation · License · Mainstream · Political science · Politics · Public policy · Sociology · Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies · Environmental Philosophy and Ethics · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Law · Public Administration
| Citations per year | 0.3 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |