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<p>Recent work in animal organization studies (AOS) highlights the cross-boundary character of interspecies solidarity, typically grounded in an ethics of entanglement that promotes a shared <i>becoming-with</i> other species. While fruitful, these perspectives presume a solidarity rooted in equality that can be difficult to sustain in situations of suffering and death. Drawing on an organizational ethnography of an animal sanctuary, we examine the implications of such extreme contexts, highlighting illusions, misunderstandings, and power asymmetries in interspecies solidarity. Our findings show, first, that the daily experience of suffering and death fosters an ethics of forbearance in which humans engage in <i>becoming-without</i> animals to sustain interspecies solidarity. Second, this stance is enacted through long-suffering practices that concretely connect humans and animals. Finally, the extreme situation and workload contribute to emotionally charged communication among humans. We make three contributions to the debate on interspecies solidarity. (1) We demonstrate how extreme contexts encourage a dual movement of approximation and distancing, articulating both the ethics of entanglement and forbearance. (2) We extend the literature on solidarity ethics by analyzing the organizing challenges of <i>becoming-without</i> through long-suffering practices. (3) We clarify the effects of ethics of forbearance on emotionally charged interactions among humans.</p>

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Death and Suffering at the Animal Sanctuary: Enacting a Politics of Interspecies Solidarity Between Ethics of Entanglement and Forbearance

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    2026年4月25日

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  • Nilo de Freitas,
  • Hélène Picard,
  • Marcos Barros

摘要

Recent work in animal organization studies (AOS) highlights the cross-boundary character of interspecies solidarity, typically grounded in an ethics of entanglement that promotes a shared becoming-with other species. While fruitful, these perspectives presume a solidarity rooted in equality that can be difficult to sustain in situations of suffering and death. Drawing on an organizational ethnography of an animal sanctuary, we examine the implications of such extreme contexts, highlighting illusions, misunderstandings, and power asymmetries in interspecies solidarity. Our findings show, first, that the daily experience of suffering and death fosters an ethics of forbearance in which humans engage in becoming-without animals to sustain interspecies solidarity. Second, this stance is enacted through long-suffering practices that concretely connect humans and animals. Finally, the extreme situation and workload contribute to emotionally charged communication among humans. We make three contributions to the debate on interspecies solidarity. (1) We demonstrate how extreme contexts encourage a dual movement of approximation and distancing, articulating both the ethics of entanglement and forbearance. (2) We extend the literature on solidarity ethics by analyzing the organizing challenges of becoming-without through long-suffering practices. (3) We clarify the effects of ethics of forbearance on emotionally charged interactions among humans.