- Argues for a more principled approach to animal labor
- Presents a unique understanding of human-animal relations in agriculture and culture
- Appeals to not only labor studies scholars and animal rights activists but also researchers in veterinary, agricultural, and food science, as well as environmentalists
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- About this book
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This book argues for a moral consideration of animal work relations. Paying special attention to the livestock industry, the author challenges the zootechnical denigration of animals for increased productivity awhile championing the collaborative nature of work. For Porcher, work is not merely a means to production but a means of living together unity. This unique reconsideration of work envisions animals as co-laborers with humans, rather than overwrought tools for exploitative, and often lethal, employment. Readers will learn about the disjunction between those focused on productivity and profit and those who favor a more ethical work environment for animals. Porcher's text also engages environmental and political debates concerning animal-human relations.
- About the authors
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Jocelyne Porcher is Director of Research at INRA-SAD, France. Her research concerns relations between humans and animals at work.
- Table of contents (6 chapters)
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What Is Animal Husbandry?
Pages 1-22
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Work and Freedom
Pages 23-45
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The Livestock Industry
Pages 47-71
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Animal Death
Pages 73-83
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Living Without Life
Pages 85-100
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- The Ethics of Animal Labor
- Book Subtitle
- A Collaborative Utopia
- Authors
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- Jocelyne Porcher
- Copyright
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-49070-0
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-49070-0
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-49069-4
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-84079-6
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XV, 135
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