ABSTRACT
The concluding chapter stresses the fundamental fact of our relationship with animals; almost every decision we make affects the welfare of nonhumans. The vice of speciesism and its resemblance to racism, sexism, and apartheid are discussed. It is argued that solution is therefore threefold: ontological, political, and legal. The first involves our perception of our relationship with fellow creatures which is central to any serious attempt to improve their lives. The second has political consequences in respect of how we conceive society itself, and who qualifies for membership. The third is that without legal recognition of this, of social and political relations, the solution is unlikely to arise. Where the domestic law of countries fails to advance the just treatment of animals, the same kind of pressure that is exerted on delinquent governments to comply with human rights norms should be applied here.
