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Animal labour : a new frontier of interspecies justice? /

Animals do a wide range of work in our society, but they are rarely recognized as workers or accorded any labour rights, and their working conditions are often oppressive and exploitative. Drawing on law, ethics, and labour studies, the essays in this volume explore the potential and dangers of anim...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Blattner, Charlotte E. (Editor), Coulter, Kendra, 1979- (Editor), Kymlicka, Will (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Animal rights.
Working animals > Moral and ethical aspects.
Working animals > Law and legislation.
Animal welfare > Moral and ethical aspects.
Animal Rights
Animaux > Droits.
Animaux de travail > Aspect moral.
Animaux > Protection > Aspect moral.
Animal rights
Animal welfare > Moral and ethical aspects
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : animal labour and the quest for interspecies justice / Charlotte E. Blattner, Kendra Coulter, and Will Kymlicka
  • Part I. The Promise of Good Work. Toward humane jobs and work-lives for animals / Kendra Coulter
  • Good work for animals / Alasdair Cochrane
  • Conservation canines : exploring dog roles, circumstances, and welfare status / RenĂ©e D'Souza, Alice Hovorka, and Lee Niel
  • Part II. The Dilemmas of Animal Labour. Animal labour: toward a prohibition of forced labour and a right to freely choose one's work / Charlotte E. Blattner
  • Alienation and animal labour / Omar Bachour
  • Down on the farm : status, exploitation, and agricultural exceptionalism / Jessica Eisen
  • The meaning of animal labour / Nicolas Delon
  • The working day : animals, capitalism, and surplus time / Dinesh J. Wadiwel
  • Animal labour in a post-work society / Sue Donaldson and Will Kymlicka.