Saving Animals

I really enjoyed reading these two chapters as they differ a lot from what we read so far. In this book, the author talks about how animals are rescued and cared for in sanctuaries. She describes what measures are being taken when animals are experiencing personal struggles like injuries or behavioral issues. The author describes the sanctuary as both a physical place and an ideology (treatment of animals in the United States and human-animal relationship dynamics). But this is also a discussion of the ethics of treatment of animals beyond just the sanctuaries. One thing that stood out to me is when the author said that with the discussion on how treatment of animals is in the United States and their sanctuaries (condition/ environment), we can also talk about other political projects that involve humans and how they are being treated ( for example: immigration practices and policies). I wonder how we can apply ethical considerations of animal treatment to these specific policies.

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