"Deaths That do not Matter"
State Omission and the Political Use of Animal Suffering in Brazilian Digital Activism
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https://doi.org/10.5935/2177-6644.20250041Abstract
This article analyzes the selective invisibility of animal death in Brazil, articulating the concepts of
biopolitics and necropolitics to understand digital activism. The hypothesis is that state omission and the display
of pain on social media create a regime that privileges certain animal lives to the detriment of others, reinforcing
speciesist hierarchies. The study criticizes the model of animal protection based on emotional appeal and
proposes a public multispecies ethic that recognizes the dignity of all forms of life.
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