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Abstract
Humans’ ideologically informed species segregation in their choice of corporeal comestibles leaves certain animals particularly vulnerable to depersonalisation and devaluation of their individual and social features and competencies. This reflects in the lack of attentional focus on these species in scientific inquiries as well as in the attitude of the general public towards these species, both of which determine political (in)action. With an emphasis on land animals bred and raised to satisfy the feeding and clothing demands of a large part of the human population, this essay explores the motivations and capacities of human rescuers and caregivers to know and relate to animals in sanctuary and rescue settings, and the emerging science which supports them.
Recommended Citation
Brooks Pribac, Teya, Someone not Something: Dismantling the Prejudicial Barrier in Knowing Animals (and the Grief which Follows), Animal Studies Journal, 5(2), 2016, 52-77.Available at:https://ro.uow.edu.au/asj/vol5/iss2/4
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