Despite mounting critiques, extinction continues to be framed as a unidirectional problem where humans, through acts of negligence and intent, lead nonhuman species to their demise. In addition to universalizing the actors and processes involved, unidirectional approaches overlook the ways nonhuman beings participate in the extinction of others and the ways extinction continues to impact multispecies communities long after the violent event or the death of an endling. With its focus on how nonhuman animals experience and navigate violence, the field of critical animal studies can illustrate how nonhuman animals contribute to extinction events and how extinction unfolds across distinct groups over extended temporal periods. Placing critical animal studies in conversation with species loss, this article takes up the longleaf pine forests of the US South, an ecological community that was once among the largest in the world and is now among the most endangered. I consider how late-nineteen
talk about how livestock could raise the city s stock by grazing on vacant property. high maintains that animal labor would save money and would be, quote, an inventive way to deal with the problem. meanwhile, detroit has already started out sourcing auto mechanic jobs to animals. stupid raccoons taking our job. i recorded that music in my sound studio. that was just me and a sound board and a synthesizer and a couple of speakers. that s all you have to do, guys. that s interesting. and way to destroy my segue. andrew, the goats, the sheep, is this another example of the innovation of detroit? absolutely. i think in detroit, the goat union is going to come in and say we need a bigger pension.
you are obviously a champion of cats. do you think stray cats could help save the motor city? they could strut, greg. it is like forget robocop. this is 12 monkeys. remember the scene in philadelphia right after the virus killed five million people and the lions and the bears and the zoo animals were roaming around the wreckage of the city? it is animals, animals, animals. it is like goats and sheep. it is like living in a zoo, bill. you eat grass so as not to star of to death. starve to death. have you called to offer your services ? i am impressed with what they are doing. it will save a lot of money via the wonder of animal labor or the city will just slowly be retaken by nature and you can believe me because i am a city billy. you are a city billy. i think it is depressing because i think how can you just let this happen?
talk about how livestock could raise the city s stock by grazing on vacant property. high maintains that animal labor would save money and would be, quote, an inventive way to deal with the problem. meanwhile, detroit has already started out sourcing auto mechanic jobs to animals. stupid raccoons taking our job. i recorded that music in my sound studio. that was just me and a sound board and a synthesizer and a couple of speakers. that s all you have to do, guys. that s interesting. and way to destroy my segue. andrew, the goats, the sheep, is this another example of the innovation of detroit? absolutely. i think in detroit, the goat union is going to come in and say we need a bigger pension.