Open AccessThe Myth of “Animal Rights Terrorism”
Author(s) -
John Sorenson
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
brock review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1188-9071
DOI - 10.26522/br.v12i1.346
Subject(s) - terrorism , animal rights , mythology , political science , human rights , product (mathematics) , criminology , law , sociology , art , literature , geometry , mathematics
Animal rights advocacy is frequently presented as being linked with terrorism. This paper questions that linkage, suggests that accusations of violence are greatly exaggerated and argues that the terrorist image is the product of corporate propaganda. The paper examines some of the main institutional sources of such propaganda.