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PSA

Humans are animals.

We don't mean this figuratively or pejoratively: we mean this in a literal, factual sense.

Humans are part of the kingdom animalia, which comprises all animals.

As such, if you think, say, or write things like:

• "humans and animals"; or
• "humans versus animals";

... you're setting humans apart as something other than what we are, as if we're somehow above other animals, which is incredibly anthropocentric and flawed :Sighing_Face:

It's a bit like saying "2 and even numbers", which implies that 2 isn't an even number. Instead, you might say "2 and other even numbers"

So, when you are talking or writing about any animals, please kindly specify whether you mean:

• human animals
• non-human animals
• all animals

Thank you 🫶

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Summarizing the presentation "A call for political representation of nonhuman animals - from the perspective of political theory" by Sara Alli Majid Abad at International Animal Rights Conference 2023:

Nonhuman animals can embody their desires, needs and wants. However, their interests are broadly ignored as we currently interpret knowledge from a limited human perspective.

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We know through best available science that nonhuman animals are much more than components of ecological communities. They are individual selves. They forge their own social relationships and their own affective bonds. They empathize, care for one another, and grieve the loss of family and friends. #wolves #wolf #WolfScience #NonhumanAnimals https://www.raincoast.org/2023/07/wolf-stories-sustaining-the-wellbeing-of-people-animals-and-nature-part-2/

What and How can we learn from #NonhumanAnimals in the #MedicalHumanities? 📢The website for our recently launched network (NAMHN) funded by @wellcometrust @NNMHRmed is now live! 👀 Visit us at namhnetwork.wordpress.com to know how to get involved 🐸