Saving Animals: Multispecies Ecologies of Rescue and Care

Animal Rescue & Sanctuary

Saving Animals: Multispecies Ecologies of Rescue and Care examines animal rescue, sanctuary, and caregiving through ethnographic research at facilities across the United States. It explores how caregivers develop new approaches to caring for animals affected by exploitation, abandonment, testing, or slaughter. The book connects animal studies, anthropology, ethics, and human–animal relationships to examine alternative models of coexistence.

Key Features

• Explores animal rescue and sanctuary practices
• Based on ethnographic field research
• Examines ethical approaches to animal care
• Covers animal sanctuaries and rescue facilities
• Discusses farmed and abandoned animals
• Examines animals affected by medical testing
• Explores human–animal relationships
• Challenges property-based approaches to animals
• Discusses animals as autonomous subjects
• Examines caregiving and ethical decision-making
• Explores multispecies ecologies
• Connects animal studies with anthropology
• Discusses animal ethics and political philosophy
• Examines sanctuary practices in the Anthropocene