Focusing on the multifaceted impacts of agriculture, this book delves into its effects on humans, nonhumans, and the environment. It raises critical ethical questions surrounding food production, consumption, and activism, encouraging readers to reflect on the moral implications of agricultural practices. Through this exploration, it aims to foster a deeper understanding of the interconnectedness of food systems and their broader societal consequences.
In 2020, COVID-19, the Australia bushfires, and other global threats served as vivid reminders that human and nonhuman fates are increasingly linked. Human use of nonhuman animals contributes to pandemics, climate change, and other global threats which, in turn, contribute to biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse, and nonhuman suffering. Both an urgent call to action and a survey of what ethical and effective action will require, this book will be invaluable for scholars, advocates, policy-makers, and anyone interested in what kind of world we should attempt to build and how.