tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356727702813815567.post4491618381406481236..comments2023-02-26T06:31:30.832-08:00Comments on AntennaeBlog: ‘Sustainable Intensification’ of the Livestock IndustryGiovanni Aloihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15047749667057227392noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356727702813815567.post-40252674564071482432011-05-25T02:02:38.712-07:002011-05-25T02:02:38.712-07:00I find it curious that a right-wing UK newspaper h...I find it curious that a right-wing UK newspaper has such a good track record on some animals issues--as it does in this case with Sean Poulter's consistent reporting--but not in others (e.g., the paper's coverage of hunting and the so-called threat of foxes in urban settings.) This contradiction not only represents our general confused attitudes toward animals but also how animals are represented. For example, foxes are "vermin" who attach children in their beds and farmed animals deserve humane treatment. These are issues I've explored these issues for decades in the UK and US animal rights movements, including on my blogs at www.kimstallwood.com and www.grumpyvegan.com. Yes, the arts have a unique role to play in helping us all to see our conflicted relationship with animals.Kim W Stallwood the Grumpy Veganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17691148413282557636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356727702813815567.post-59161780560151238002011-05-19T04:14:25.582-07:002011-05-19T04:14:25.582-07:00Scale of animal husbandry is an interesting proble...Scale of animal husbandry is an interesting problem. What constitutes a humane (or animal) scale and when does this scale exceed ethical limits? Perhaps, as in this case, scale is related to the mechanization of animal life: turning animals and their lives into what Heidegger calls "standing reserve"--things waiting to be used and called upon by humans for our needs. Allowing animals their own space, their own lives, rather than standing reserve seems important. Art can and does at times restore a wonder for the nonhuman world and in doing so makes us rethink the mechanization of animal life.Ron Brogliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14944079815268632249noreply@blogger.com