Pervasive Captivity and Urban Wildlife

IF 1.5 Q4 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Nicolas Delon
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Abstract

ABSTRACT Urban animals can benefit from living in cities, but this also makes them vulnerable as they increasingly depend on the advantages of urban life. This article has two aims. First, I provide a detailed analysis of the concept of captivity and explain why it matters to nonhuman animals – because and insofar as many of them have a (non-substitutable) interest in freedom. Second, I defend a surprising implication of the account – pushing the boundaries of the concept while the boundaries of cities and human activities expand. I argue for the existence of the neglected problem of pervasive captivity, of which urban wildlife is an illustration. Many urban animals are confined, controlled and dependent, therefore often captive of expanding urban areas. While I argue that captivity per se is value-neutral, I draw the ethical and policy implications of harmful pervasive captivity.
普遍的圈养和城市野生动物
城市动物可以从城市生活中受益,但这也使它们变得脆弱,因为它们越来越依赖城市生活的优势。本文有两个目的。首先,我对圈养的概念进行了详细的分析,并解释了为什么它对非人类动物很重要——因为它们中的许多人对自由有着(不可替代的)兴趣。其次,我为这个解释的一个令人惊讶的含义辩护——在城市和人类活动的边界扩大的同时,推动了概念的边界。我认为普遍存在被忽视的圈养问题,城市野生动物就是一个例证。许多城市动物被限制、控制和依赖,因此经常被不断扩大的城市地区所俘虏。虽然我认为囚禁本身是价值中立的,但我得出了有害的普遍囚禁的伦理和政策含义。
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Ethics Policy & Environment
Ethics Policy & Environment ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES-
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