ABSTRACT
The essential interdependence of all animals, human and non-human, within the ecological fabric of the earth system is largely ignored in discussions of food. From the perspective of many individuals and groups in the food and environmental movements, and in the broader movement for social justice, it is high time that the politics of inclusivity embrace nonhuman animals. From a starting point of interdependence, this chapter argues that a framework of radical compassion that includes the critical analytical pillars of structural violence and a politics of the precautionary principle is a starting point for both individual level actions and broader systemic change. We will highlight practical strategies and policy shifts that could facilitate food equity, environmental sustainability, and dignity and justice for a wider proportion of the world’s animals, both human and nonhuman. As others throughout this book argue, issues surrounding “sustainable diets” are inherently questions of social and environmental justice.
