%0 Book
%A Micol Kates
%D 2020
%C New York, United States of America
%I Peter Lang Verlag
%@ 9781433177989
%T Towards a Vegan-Based Ethic
%B Dismantling Neo-Colonial Hierarchy Through an Ethic of Lovingkindness
%R 10.3726/b16718
%U https://www.peterlang.com/document/1058932
%X The book draws links between colonial and neo-colonial power structures which have sought to maintain hierarchies of dominance, resulting in cruel practices towards people at the bottom of the hierarchy and animals, who, in a colonial mindset, only exist for human gain. To counter these harm-based ideologies, and practices, veganism, as an ethical movement, is seeking to give voice to all those who support animals, and the rights of animals, while also seeking to give a voice to animals themselves. Additionally, veganism seeks to challenge the old-guard power structures and cruel practices perpetuated by colonial and neo-colonial systems associated with the dominant Ego power structure. Vegan ethics represent a shift from the dominant Ego model of human relations represented by a pyramid of power towards an Eco model of human relationships in which all Beings have equal worth and agency.
%G English