A decolonial feminist approach to violence against animals

Zoe L. Tongue

Chapter 6 in Research Handbook on Gender, Violence and Law, 2026, pp 92-107 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: In this chapter, I utilize feminist conceptions of ‘violence’ as a way of framing or understanding animal rights claims. I draw upon feminist, posthumanist and decolonial literature which has critiqued the hierarchies of power that position some humans (typically the white, heterosexual, able-bodied Western man) above others – and how the human/non-human divide is part of this hierarchy. I reflect on the oppression and exploitation of humans and non-human animals to highlight how the shared aim of ending or fighting violence connects animal rights to broader issues of social justice, and is therefore of concern to feminist legal studies. My chapter concludes by exploring how a decolonial feminist approach to violence against animals might proceed, taking account of the limitations of legal, human rights and carceral mechanisms for advancing justice and overcoming structural violence for human and non-human animals.

Keywords: Animal Rights; Decolonial Feminism; Structural Violence; Posthumanism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
ISBN: 9781035319398
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