ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the environmental justice (EJ) and animal rights (AR) movements, as well as radical animal liberation (AL)—a movement that calls attention to the ways in which human beings are harmed by intra- and inter-species hierarchies, and that strives for ‘total liberation’ (TL)—liberation from all forms of inequality (e.g., ageism, disablism, heterosexism, patriarchy, racism). This chapter considers ways in which differences between the movements might become an asset, rather than a liability, for activists seeking to create alliances across these movements. Moreover, the chapter explores the ways in which these differences tend to mask considerable common ground between these movements. Using a variety of source materials, the author argues that the AL and EJ movements could learn a great deal from each other and already share plenty of unrealised common ground. The chapter concludes with implications these arguments raise for the field of green criminology.
