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Stocks or Stakeholders: The Benefits of Considering Animal Interests
Series: - Human-Animal Studies, Volume: 28
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Animals are typically treated as property in modern societies. Stocks or Stakeholders extends stakeholder theories to animals, arguing that full consideration of their interests will benefit humans. For example, one analysis in the book shows that more protected land is associated with fewer animal-vehicle collisions—events that currently cost millions of dollars each year and injure both humans and animals. Regardless of how readers personally feel about animals, Stocks or Stakeholders makes a compelling case for seriously considering their interests.
2026 Winner of the American Sociological Association's Animals and Society’s Distinguished Book Award
2026 Winner of the American Sociological Association's Animals and Society’s Distinguished Book Award
Michael D. Briscoe is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Colorado State University Pueblo. He received his Ph.D. in sociology from Utah State University with an emphasis on environment and community. His research focuses on the intersection of human, animal, and environmental well-being. He teaches courses on sociological theory, environmental sociology, and One Welfare.
1 How We Value Animals
1 Introduction
2 How Humans Value Animals
3 The Nature/Society Divide
4 Anthropocentrism, Anthropomorphism, and Anthropodenial
5 Sociology, Structure, and Agency
6 Critical Environmental Justice
7 The One Welfare Framework
8 Stakeholder Theory
9 Stocks or Stakeholders
References
2 What (and Who) is a Stakeholder?
1 Introduction
2 A Brief History of Stakeholder Theory
3 Who Counts as a Stakeholder?
4 Coal Power and Stakeholder Interest, an Example
5 The Nature-Society Divide and Stakeholder Status
6 Animals and the Environment as Stakeholders
7 Weighing Stakeholder Interests
8 Stakeholders and Sustainability
9 Conclusion
References
3 Why the Chicken Couldn’t Cross the Road: Animal Movement, Collisions, and Barriers
1 Introduction
2 Animal Movement
3 Animal-Vehicle Collisions
4 Structural Factors Influencing Collision
5 Washington as a Case Study
6 Insects and Oceans
7 Walls and Barriers
8 Changing Times?
References
4 Transboundary Issues in Energy Production
1 Introduction
2 Salmon and Dams
3 Birds and Windmills
4 Fossil Fuels, Animal Death, and Energy Efficiency
5 Conclusion
References
5 Animal Agriculture and Zoonotic Disease
1 Introduction
2 COVID-19
3 Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), or Mad Cow Disease
4 Avian Influenza, Bird Flu
5 Swine Flu
6 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, or MRSA
7 Moving Forward
8 Conclusion
References
6 Humans and Animals in Disaster
1 Introduction
2 Animals Caught in the Crossfire – Ukraine
3 Left behind in Ukraine
4 Natural Disasters and Companion Animal Rescue
5 Farm Animals
6 Trauma
7 Progress or Procrastination? the PETS Act
8 Planning, Response, and Recovery
References
7 Wildlife Extermination: Stakeholder Interests and Entangled Destinies
1 Introduction
2 American Bison and Native American Extermination
3 Biodiversity and the 6th Great Extinction
4 Wolves: from Regional Extinction to Reintroduction
5 The Precautionary Principle
6 Conclusion
References
8 Animals in Laboratory Research
1 Introduction
2 Extrapolation from Animal to Human
3 Tragedy of Thalidomide
4 Public Opinion on Animal Testing
5 Additional Issues and Alternatives to Animal Testing
6 Conclusion
References
9 The Elephant in the Movement: Animal Welfare and Total Liberation
1 Introduction
2 Welfarist/Reform Perspective
3 Liberation/Abolition Perspective
4 Empiricism and Ideology
4.1 Empirical Support for the Welfarist Perspective
4.2 Empirical Support for the Liberation Perspective
5 The Stakeholder Perspective Revisited
6 Outcomes vs Process
7 Conclusion
References
10 Including Animals as Stakeholders
1 Introduction
2 Counterintuitive Capitalism
3 The Tragedy of the Commons
4 Transparency and Stakeholders
5 The Compassionate Conservation Model
6 Including Animals as Stakeholders
7 Participatory Action Research & Community Field Theory
8 Conclusion
References
Appendix A: Overpass Survey Methodology
Appendix B: Animal Collision Methodology
Index
1 Introduction
2 How Humans Value Animals
3 The Nature/Society Divide
4 Anthropocentrism, Anthropomorphism, and Anthropodenial
5 Sociology, Structure, and Agency
6 Critical Environmental Justice
7 The One Welfare Framework
8 Stakeholder Theory
9 Stocks or Stakeholders
References
2 What (and Who) is a Stakeholder?
1 Introduction
2 A Brief History of Stakeholder Theory
3 Who Counts as a Stakeholder?
4 Coal Power and Stakeholder Interest, an Example
5 The Nature-Society Divide and Stakeholder Status
6 Animals and the Environment as Stakeholders
7 Weighing Stakeholder Interests
8 Stakeholders and Sustainability
9 Conclusion
References
3 Why the Chicken Couldn’t Cross the Road: Animal Movement, Collisions, and Barriers
1 Introduction
2 Animal Movement
3 Animal-Vehicle Collisions
4 Structural Factors Influencing Collision
5 Washington as a Case Study
6 Insects and Oceans
7 Walls and Barriers
8 Changing Times?
References
4 Transboundary Issues in Energy Production
1 Introduction
2 Salmon and Dams
3 Birds and Windmills
4 Fossil Fuels, Animal Death, and Energy Efficiency
5 Conclusion
References
5 Animal Agriculture and Zoonotic Disease
1 Introduction
2 COVID-19
3 Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), or Mad Cow Disease
4 Avian Influenza, Bird Flu
5 Swine Flu
6 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, or MRSA
7 Moving Forward
8 Conclusion
References
6 Humans and Animals in Disaster
1 Introduction
2 Animals Caught in the Crossfire – Ukraine
3 Left behind in Ukraine
4 Natural Disasters and Companion Animal Rescue
5 Farm Animals
6 Trauma
7 Progress or Procrastination? the PETS Act
8 Planning, Response, and Recovery
References
7 Wildlife Extermination: Stakeholder Interests and Entangled Destinies
1 Introduction
2 American Bison and Native American Extermination
3 Biodiversity and the 6th Great Extinction
4 Wolves: from Regional Extinction to Reintroduction
5 The Precautionary Principle
6 Conclusion
References
8 Animals in Laboratory Research
1 Introduction
2 Extrapolation from Animal to Human
3 Tragedy of Thalidomide
4 Public Opinion on Animal Testing
5 Additional Issues and Alternatives to Animal Testing
6 Conclusion
References
9 The Elephant in the Movement: Animal Welfare and Total Liberation
1 Introduction
2 Welfarist/Reform Perspective
3 Liberation/Abolition Perspective
4 Empiricism and Ideology
4.1 Empirical Support for the Welfarist Perspective
4.2 Empirical Support for the Liberation Perspective
5 The Stakeholder Perspective Revisited
6 Outcomes vs Process
7 Conclusion
References
10 Including Animals as Stakeholders
1 Introduction
2 Counterintuitive Capitalism
3 The Tragedy of the Commons
4 Transparency and Stakeholders
5 The Compassionate Conservation Model
6 Including Animals as Stakeholders
7 Participatory Action Research & Community Field Theory
8 Conclusion
References
Appendix A: Overpass Survey Methodology
Appendix B: Animal Collision Methodology
Index
This book is targeted towards students, both undergraduate and graduate, covering a broad range of topics within human-animal studies including health, infrastructure, race and history, the environment, and sociology.