Naturecultures and the affective (dis)entanglements of happy meat

Bruckner, Heide K.; Colombino, Annalisa; Ermann, Ulrich

doi:10.1007/s10460-018-9884-2

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“…They [52] (p. 462) summarise that people find naturalness is important for the physical and psychological wellbeing of animals, and the hampering of natural behaviour is seen as having a negative impact on the animals' overall health. The tendency for people to value naturalness is confirmed by subsequent studies [53][54][55]. People compare a variety of aspects to what is natural, including animals having enough space and associated freedom to behave according to their natural instincts, having access to the outdoors and to unadulterated feed [52] (p. 46), and they refer to freedom of movement and a natural lifespan [53].…”

Section: Competing Conceptions Of Naturalnessmentioning

confidence: 93%

“…People consider eating pelleted feed as being against the animal’s nature [ 56 ] (p. 195). They are repelled by and concerned about practices they consider to be unnatural, such as the breeding of farm animals using artificial insemination [ 55 ] (p. 44) [ 57 ] (p. 30), and they oppose zero-grazing and cow-calf separation due to the loss of naturalness [ 54 ]. Furthermore, Robbins et al [ 58 ] found people generally prioritise naturalness over emotional states.…”

Section: Competing Conceptions Of Naturalnessmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Naturalness and the Legitimacy of Thoroughbred Racing: A Photo-Elicitation Study with Industry and Animal Advocacy Informants

Bergmann

2020

Animals

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The idea of what is natural has particular relevance in the thoroughbred racing and breeding discourse. It guides breeding regulations; influences how the thoroughbreds’ behaviour is perceived and has implications for husbandry, handling, training and racing practices. This study investigates how key industry and animal advocacy informants based in the US, Australia and the UK conceptualise naturalness within the context of common racing practices that potentially impact the horses’ welfare. The informants were interviewed using semi-structured interviewing and photo-elicitation. Four common images of thoroughbreds on race day were presented to elicit the informants’ responses. Differences emerged between how the two groups tended to describe the images and the role naturalness played in their conceptualisations. The findings were analysed using an updated version of the Layers of Engagement with Animal Protection developed by Bergmann to situate the informants’ conceptualisations of naturalness within the wider thoroughbred protection discourse. In conclusion, the industry informants tended to defend the status quo of common racing practices. They tended to naturalise and normalise these practices and downplay their welfare impact. This poses risks for thoroughbred welfare, which are amplified by misrepresentations of what is natural. With the public’s understanding of welfare and racing practices growing, racing’s legitimacy may be further questioned. Opportunities to leverage the potential of the notion of naturalness for thoroughbred protection are discussed.

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Section: Competing Conceptions Of Naturalnessmentioning

confidence: 93%

Section: Competing Conceptions Of Naturalnessmentioning

confidence: 99%

Naturalness and the Legitimacy of Thoroughbred Racing: A Photo-Elicitation Study with Industry and Animal Advocacy Informants

Bergmann

2020

Animals

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“…In human–animal studies, ethical questions have been highlighted during the past decade, which often take an ecological, holistic and even spiritual view of human–animal relationships that is anchored in ideas of ecological and nature-related philosophy [ 2 ]. These discourses on ethical and philosophical issues in human–animal interactions are anchored in aspects of the phylogenetic inheritance of humans and animals, the historical influence of the development of humans, the role of creativity and the necessity of respecting the diversity of living beings through culture and being alongside nature [ 55 , 56 , 57 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

Understanding Wildlife Crime from Eco-Existential and African Perspectives: A Psycho-Philosophical Investigation

Mayer

2021

IJERPH

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Wildlife crime has huge consequences regarding global environmental changes to animals, plants and the entire ecosystem. Combatting wildlife crime effectively requires a deep understanding of human–wildlife interactions and an analysis of the influencing factors. Conservation and green criminology are important in reducing wildlife crime, protecting wildlife and the ecosystem and informing policy-makers about best practices and strategies. However, the past years have shown that wildlife crime is not easy to combat and it is argued in this article that there are underlying existential “givens” and culture-specific aspects that need to be investigated to understand why wildlife crime is still on the rise. This theoretical article explores (eco-)existential perspectives, Greening’s four givens and selected African philosophical concepts, aiming to understand the complexities behind the prevalence of wildlife crime within global and African contexts.

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“…However, the way the concept of entanglement is currently being deployed, from within the structures of species difference and hierarchy that define it, reflects a highly constrained understanding that is neither critical of, nor reflective about, the normative relations that are being implicitly reinforced. Such an understanding permits the relationship between, for example, farmer and 'farm animals' to be conceived as one of 'connectivity and mutuality through affective entanglement' (Bruckner et al, 2019). 18 In What Comes After Entanglement, Giraud begins by arguing for a conceptual reorientation of entanglement (2019: 2) and arrives at an articulation of the term's primary value as a timely catalyst for a more productive and politically engaged ethics of exclusion (171).…”

Section: Conclusion: Centralizing Unseen Animalsmentioning

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Where species don’t meet: Invisibilized animals, urban nature and city limits

Arcari

Probyn-Rapsey

Singer

2020

Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space

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A growing body of literature is concerned with ‘healing’ our cities, fostering an ethic of care for urban nature and creating more socially and environmentally just cities. At the same time, urban biodiversity is the focus of an increasing number of projects at multiple scales. However, in contrast to the ethos of multispecies ‘entanglement’ and ‘becoming with’ that typically animates this research, large numbers of animals ‘entangled’ in the machinations of our cities constitute a ‘nature’ that remains mostly unseen. And yet, it is the local and global practices these animals are part of – associated with food, entertainment, education, companionship and research – and the persistent relations of use and exploitation that underpin them, that are most directly implicated in the ongoing environmental degradation, destruction of habitats and extinction of species that create the ‘problem’ of urban biodiversity. We therefore argue that a persistent anthropocentrism is hampering efforts to respond effectively to the findings and recommendations of the IPCC, IPBES, FAO and others. Based on a thorough literature search and review of 65 articles concerned with urban ‘nature’ and multispecies relations, we demonstrate a prevailing hierarchy in how, and more importantly which, nonhuman species are being represented. Parallels are noted from recent social movements and the work of scholars from complementary fields. We highlight the dangers posed by this selective remit of care and concern and suggest critical animal studies as a way to adjust the frame and extend the boundaries of dominant thinking about what constitutes ‘nature’. In conclusion, we call for researchers concerned with urban nature and biodiversity to adopt more critical and repoliticized understandings of ‘nature’ and multispecies relations – ones that are better poised to challenge practices involving commodified animals and slow the pace of environmental destructions and losses they are associated with.

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Naturecultures and the affective (dis)entanglements of happy meat

Cited by 46 publications

References 52 publications

Naturalness and the Legitimacy of Thoroughbred Racing: A Photo-Elicitation Study with Industry and Animal Advocacy Informants

Naturalness and the Legitimacy of Thoroughbred Racing: A Photo-Elicitation Study with Industry and Animal Advocacy Informants

Understanding Wildlife Crime from Eco-Existential and African Perspectives: A Psycho-Philosophical Investigation

Where species don’t meet: Invisibilized animals, urban nature and city limits

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