Unlikely allies against factory farms: animal rights advocates and environmentalists |
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Authors: | David M Holt |
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Institution: | (1) Food Safety Policy Center, Michigan State University, 429A Berkey Hall, East Lansing, MI 48824-1111, USA |
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Abstract: | I examine the risks and opportunities associated with social movement coalition building in attempts to block or curtail the
rise of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) in the United States. As producers have scaled up animal production
facilities, environmentalists and animal rights activists, along with numerous other social actors, have begun anti-CAFO campaigns.
I argue that while the CAFO has mobilized a diverse group of social actors, these individuals and organizations do not all
have the same interests (aside from resistance to CAFOs), leading to some unlikely allies. These odd alliances provide opportunities
for agrifood scholars to study the relationship between the coalitions that social movement organizations form and the support
they receive from their respective constituencies. Lastly, I argue that the need for agrifood scholars to address the pitfalls
associated with single-issue coalition building extends beyond the unlikely alliance between environmentalists and animal
rights activists, as agrifood related crises have led to a proliferation of such coalitions.
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Keywords: | Agriculture Animal rights CAFOs Environmentalism Social movements |
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