The inaugural issue of Politics and Animals is out, including Tony Milligan (KCL): The Political Turn in Animal Rights; Paola Cavalieri (Etica and Animali): The Meaning of the Great Ape Project; Sue Donaldson and Will Kymlicka (Queen’s): Farmed Animal Sanctuaries: The Heart of the Movement?; and Elisa Aaltola (Eastern Finland): Politico-Moral Apathy and Omnivore’s Akrasia: Views from the Rationalist Tradition. Put your morals where your mouth is: Corby Kummer reviews Pig Tales: An Omnivore’s Quest for Sustainable Meat by Barry Estabrook. Pachyderm politics: Deborah L. Manzolillo reviews Elephant Don: The Politics of a Pachyderm Posse by Caitlin O’Connell. John Martin on how elephants are more human than we realize. Florian Leonhard Wustholz (Fribourg): Self-Consciousness in Animals: Advantages and Problems of a Multipronged Approach. Just how happy are the pigs that end up at Whole Foods? Yuval Noah Harari on how industrial farming is one of the worst crimes in history.
Deanne Stillman writes an open letter to Dr. William Palmer, dentist, hunter. Why do hunters think it’s cool to kill lions? Cecil the Lion’s death opens question of why illegal poaching of protected animals is still so common (and more and more and more). White men poaching animals in Zimbabwe? Yup, that’s been going on for a long, long time (and more). Hunting Rebecca Francis: In an age of social-media shaming, a single tweet can launch a crusade — but maybe Ricky Gervais should have picked another woman to mess with. To truly end animal suffering, the most ethical choice is to kill wild predators (especially Cecil the Lion). Norimitsu Onishi on how the outcry for Cecil the Lion could undercut conservation efforts. Kerry Howley on what we mourned when we mourned Cecil.
