China’s pet activists: Using moral arguments and epidemic concerns to make space for animal rights

Q2 Arts and Humanities
Suzanne Barber, Michael J. Hathaway
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In China, a widespread movement for animal rights arose only recently and without a strong level of state-based support, unlike the well-documented rise in Europe and North America. This movement has nonetheless become a vocal force for social change. Somewhat surprisingly, as other social movements have experienced increasing state-led resistance and pressure since 2012, the animal rights contingent has remained a vibrant part of the social landscape that mediates humans' relations with other animals. How have these agents been able to persist despite the greater political clampdown? We argue that the Covid-19 pandemic, first identified in China, has become a new resource for animal rights activists. These activists are working to leverage the growing fear of zoonotic contagion as a rationale for their work for dogs. © 2022 The authors.
中国宠物活动人士:利用道德争论和疫情担忧为动物权利腾出空间
在中国,一场广泛的动物权利运动是最近才兴起的,而且没有得到政府的大力支持,这与欧洲和北美有充分记录的运动不同。尽管如此,这一运动已成为推动社会变革的有力力量。有些令人惊讶的是,自2012年以来,当其他社会运动经历了越来越多的国家主导的抵制和压力时,动物权利队伍仍然是社会景观中充满活力的一部分,它调解了人类与其他动物的关系。这些特工是如何在更大的政治镇压下坚持下去的?我们认为,首次在中国发现的Covid-19大流行已成为动物权利活动家的新资源。这些活动人士正努力利用对人畜共患传染病日益增长的恐惧,作为他们为狗工作的理由。©2022作者。
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International Review of Environmental History
International Review of Environmental History Arts and Humanities-History
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