There has long been a call to end the War On Drugs due to its disregard for human life. Now, this paper provides an additional layer of analysis that frames it an animal rights issue due to the impact on animals that its militarized response has had.
The large scale at which these injuries and deaths occur leads to the conclusion that the war on drugs is also a war on animals. This is a great example of the intersectionality of issues, and a way that advocates can build coalitions with each other to help both human and animal life.
The War On Drugs is the colloquial name for a decades-long campaign
against illegal drug trafficking and drug use in the United States,
and beyond. This campaign has been fought through the increased
criminalization of activities related to illegal drugs using both
police and military involvement. Many people and organizations have
classified it a failure, in part because of how it has framed human
lives as dispensable.
There has long been a call to end the War On Drugs due to its
disregard for human life. Now, this paper provides an additional
layer of analysis that frames it an animal rights issue due to the
impact on animals that its militarized response has had.
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For more details, please read Animals And The War On Drugs.