Livestock - Food, Fiber, and Friends (Hardcover)

Most livestock in the United States currently live in cramped and unhealthy confinement, have few stable social relationships with humans or others of their species, and finish their lives by being transported and killed under stressful conditions. In Livestock, Erin McKenna allows us to see this situation and presents alternatives. She interweaves stories from visits to farms, interviews with producers and activists, and other rich material about the current condition of livestock. In addition, she mixes her account with pragmatist and ecofeminist theorizing about animals, drawing in particular on John Dewey's account of evolutionary history, and provides substantial historical background about individual species and about human-animal relations. This deeply informative text reveals that the animals we commonly see as livestock have rich evolutionary histories, species-specific behaviors, breed tendencies, and individual variation, just as those we respect in companion animals such as dogs, cats, and horses. To restore a similar level of respect for livestock, McKenna examines ways we can balance the needs of our livestock animals with the environmental and social impacts of raising them, and she investigates new possibilities for humans to be in relationships with other animals. This book thus offers us a picture of healthier, more respectful relationships with livestock.

General

Imprint:	University of Georgia Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Animal Voices/Animal Worlds Series
Release date:	March 2018
Authors:	Erin McKenna
Series editors:	Robert W Mitchell
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	264
ISBN-13:	978-0-8203-5190-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Conservation of the environment > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > Wild animals > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Animals & society > General Books > Philosophy > General
LSN:	0-8203-5190-3
Barcode:	9780820351902

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