Animal Sociology: Beyond Biology, Beyond Speciesism In Germany and the DACH region, “animal sociology” barely exists as a field. Internationally, people discuss multispecies sociality, interspecies relations, and the ways animals co-constitute social worlds. But here? Even activists often fall back on a biological template: behavior, instincts, cognition, health (…). Everything “good” or “bad” about animals […]
Category: Critique
The Silence of Representation
In Germany, certain forms of violence against animals—especially those tied to cultural or religious practices—are systematically ignored in mainstream animal advocacy. Figures like German-Turkish author Hilal Sezgin are celebrated as moral authorities, yet the structural harm behind ritual killings is rarely addressed. Critique is welcome only where it comes at no cost; where it matters, […]