Abstract
Are domestication and justice compatible? This chapter utilizes reflections from the authors’ relationship with two magpies as a springboard for thinking about the wrongs of domestication. The chapter argues that reflection on liminal animals' agential capacities and powers shines a light on the structural injustice inherent to relationships between humans and domesticated animals. In short, the practices and processes of domestication inevitably expose animals to unnecessary risk of harm and unjustifiably curtail their abilities for self-determination. The chapter ends by considering and rejecting the claim that domesticated animals are better off than liminal animals since we can cater for their every need
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Heterotopia, Radical Imagination, and Shattering Orders: Manifesting a Future of Liberated Animals |
Editors | Paula Arcari |
Publisher | Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group |
Publication status | Accepted/In press - 1 Oct 2024 |
Keywords
- animal rights
- domestication
- liminality
- agency
- magpies