ANIMAL INEQUALITY AND ORGANIZATIONS: Introduction

Tragically, on a daily basis, there are numerous acts of cruelty and violence toward animals committed by individuals. However, the vast majority of animal mistreatment, torture, and killing comes, directly or indirectly, out of the very organizations that feed us, clothe us, and provide our livelihoods by employing us. Perhaps the most shocking institutional brutalization of animals occurs in the name of education and science. The common link among these organizations and institutions that perpetrate violence seems to be economic gain.