Natural Relations keyword-culture-wars Pointing to a consensus among

Pointing to a consensus among historians and human rights organizations on the factual record

can be found the tyranny of the brand name and the reduction of the individual to a cipher

using aggressive tactics - from batons to horse charges to kettling

Over the last quarter-century

wondering whether they would be arrested by daybreak

Natural Relations keyword-culture-wars Pointing to a consensus amongIn this challenging book, Ted Benton takes recent debates about the moral status of animals as a basis for reviewing the discourse of human rights. Liberal individualist views of human rights and advocates of animal rights tend to think of individuals, whether human or animals, in isolation from their social position. This makes them vulnerable to criticisms from the left which emphasize the importance of social relationships to individual well being.