Abstract
The international war on drugs has been roundly criticised by drug reformers as economically costly, ineffective and catastrophic for human rights and communities. This essay reflects on some of the interconnections between the war on drugs’ attacks on vulnerable people and environments, and the vulnerability of other species. I argue that ending the war on drugs is an animal justice issue due to the direct and indirect (but not unforeseeable) impacts of ‘narco’ economics and militarised responses to the production and distribution of illegal drugs.
How to Cite:
Hamilton, C. L., (2019) “Provocations from the Field: Animals and the War on Drugs”, Animal Studies Journal 8(2), 9-19. doi: https://doi.org/10.14453/asj.v8i2.3
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