Animals, Work, and the Promise of Interspecies Solidarity
In this thought-provoking and innovative book, Kendra Coulter examines the diversity of work done with, by, and for animals. Interweaving human-animal studies, labor theories and research, and feminist political economy, Coulter develops a unique analysis
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Animals, Work, and the Promise of Interspecies Solidarity
Animals, Work, and the Promise of Interspecies Solidarity Kendra Coulter
ANIMALS, WORK, AND THE PROMISE OF INTERSPECIES SOLIDARITY
Copyright © Kendra Coulter 2016 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2016 978-1-137-55879-4 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission. In accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6-10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. First published 2016 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN The author has asserted their right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of Nature America, Inc., One New York Plaza, Suite 4500, New York, NY 10004-1562. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. ISBN: 978–1–349–71892–4 E-PDF ISBN: 978–1–137–55880–0 DOI: 10.1057/9781137558800 Distribution in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world is by Palgrave Macmillan®, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Coulter, Kendra, 1979– Animals, work, and the promise of interspecies solidarity / Kendra Coulter. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Animal rights. 2. Human – animal relationships – Economic aspects. 3. Working animals. 4. Labor. 5. Precarious employment. 6. Feminist theory. I. Title. HV4708.C68 2015 1799.3—dc23
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A catalogue record for the book is available from the British Library.
Contents
List of Figures
vii
Acknowledgments
ix
Introducing Animal Work
1
1 2 3
The Work Done With/For Animals: Daily Work and Labor Processes
21
The Work Done By Animals: Identifying and Understanding Animals’ Work
55
The Work Done With/For Animals: Political Labor and the Work of Advocacy
97
Anifesto: The Promise of Interspecies Solidarity
139
Notes
165
References
167
Indexx
197
Figures
2.1 2.2 3.1 3.2
Animals’ Work Continuum of Suffering and Enjoyment Public and Private Sector Intersections Public and Private Sector Structure
60 83 132 133
Acknowledgments
This project is truly a labor of love, and it reflects both necessity and possibility. It is inspired by sentient beings across species, by their courage and altruism, by their fear, sad
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