Animals, Equality and Democracy [electronic resource] /
O'Sullivan, S.author.
Animals, Equality and Democracy examines the structure of animal protection legislation and finds that it is deeply inequitable, with a tendency to favour those animals the community is most likely to see and engage with. Siobhan O'Sullivan argues that these inequities violate fundamental principle of justice and transparency.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- Series Preface -- Preface by Prof. Robert Garner, University of Leicester, UK -- Introduction -- Animal Inconsistencies -- The Politics of Being a Nonhuman Animal -- Animal Visibility -- Out of Sight, Out of Mind -- What's Good for the Goose Should Also be Good for the Gander -- Conclusion -- Notes-- Bibliography -- Index.
Animals, Equality and Democracy examines the structure of animal protection legislation and finds that it is deeply inequitable, with a tendency to favour those animals the community is most likely to see and engage with. Siobhan O'Sullivan argues that these inequities violate fundamental principle of justice and transparency.
Political theory.
Political philosophy.
Ethics.
Sociology.
Democracy.
Political Theory.
Political Philosophy.
Ethics.
Moral Philosophy.
Sociology, general.
Democracy.