How Feminism Saves Domesticated Animals?

Dependence, Interdependence, Agency

Abstract

Domesticated animals have accompanied humans for thousands of years. However, for

most of this time, they were primarily abused, and often also harmed and beaten. Due to the exploitative nature of the relationship with domesticated animals, radical abolitionists believe that their population should be extinguished.

However, other representatives of the animal movement are looking for opportunities to create a just community with them. The feminist ethics of care allows us to look at the issue of dependency in a different way. It is considered an element of the human (and animal) condition, and not as a position that deprives us of dignity. Non-human animals can also be subjects of care and members of such a society.