This chapter examines the systemic exploitation of domesticated animals in factory farming, emphasizing how profit-driven practices create and harm disabilities among these creatures. It critiques societal norms and philosophies that prioritize certain life forms over others, advocating for a more inclusive understanding of kinship and morality. The speakers draw parallels between animal rights and disability activism, calling for solidarity in challenging exploitation across species.
Featuring Sunaura Taylor on her book Beasts of Burden: Animal and Disability Liberation. What does it mean to rethink socialism and Marxism through the frameworks of disability liberation and animal liberation? How do we relate to human difference and also to non-human animals? Where does the struggle against industrial agriculture fit into the fight against capitalism? Sunaura is interviewed by her sister, Dig guest host Astra Taylor.
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