‘No one has even seen… smelt… or sensed a social licence’: Animal geographies and social licence to operate

Duncan, Ed; Graham, Raewyn; McManus, Phil

doi:10.1016/j.geoforum.2018.08.020

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“…For this discussion, we will consider legitimacy, credibility, and trust as a pathway for the awarding or removal of public consent [35], which is embodied in the SLO. An established organization has a level of pre-existing legitimacy and historical precedence.…”

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Thoroughbred Racehorse Welfare through the Lens of ‘Social License to Operate—With an Emphasis on a U.S. Perspective

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This review addresses the question of whether Thoroughbred horse racing is sustainable in the context of current social values. A recently acknowledged framework, known as ‘Social License to Operate’ (SLO), provides us with a lens through which to view and assess racehorse welfare. In multiple surveys of the general public, the horse owning public, and university students, the primary topics of concern regarding Thoroughbred racing show considerable concordance: concern about catastrophic injuries—particularly as related to track surfaces, concern over the racing of two-year-olds, whip use by jockeys, drug/medication policies, and aftercare opportunities for retired Thoroughbred racehorses. Legitimacy of an industry, consent from industry stakeholders, and trust between the community players, are all essential to have and maintain SLO. In the current era of 24/7 global media access, and the proliferation of social media providing an interactive platform for all interested parties, a dramatic change has occurred in commentary related to racehorse welfare concerns. The situation at Santa Anita (California, USA) from late December 2018 through mid-November 2019 demonstrated just how tenuous the SLO for horse racing is. This article will provide a brief review of what ‘Social License to Operate’ is, along with a brief literature review of five of the areas of primary concern voiced by stakeholders.

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“…They are also fully aware that "more than ever, horse racing is under the microscope by animal welfare groups, the media, and the public" ([39], p. 9). Administrators and regulators largely have accepted that the concept of social license to operate applies to racing, meaning they accept they require the confidence of the community that racing has the ability to care for horses and successfully self-regulate ( [101], p. 318). Yet, their conceptualisations of sustainability are anthropocentric in focus and inward-looking [36].…”

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Interspecies Sustainability to Ensure Animal Protection: Lessons from the Thoroughbred Racing Industry

Bergmann

2019

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There is a disconnect between dominant conceptions of sustainability and the protection of animals arising from the anthropocentric orientation of most conceptualisations of sustainability, including sustainable development. Critiques of this disconnect are primarily based in the context of industrial animal agriculture and a general model of a species-inclusive conception of sustainability has yet to emerge. The original contribution of this article is two-fold: First, it develops a theoretical framework for interspecies sustainability. Second, it applies this to a case study of the thoroughbred racing industry. Interviews were conducted with thoroughbred industry and animal advocacy informants in the US, Australia and Great Britain. While industry informants claim thoroughbred welfare is seminal for industry sustainability, they adopt a market-oriented anthropocentric conception of sustainability and do not consider animal welfare a sustainability domain in its own right. Animal advocacy informants demonstrate a deeper understanding of welfare but some express discomfort about linking sustainability, welfare and racing. Eight analytical layers have been identified in the discourse in the interface of sustainability and animal protection, of which two have transformational potential to advance interspecies sustainability. Interspecies sustainability urgently needs to be advanced to ensure animal protection in the sustainability transition, and to not leave the defining of animal welfare and sustainability to animal industries.

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“…As a concept and practice, social licence has spread very rapidly across the global mining industry (Gheman et al., ). Even though the concept is widely recognised as ambiguous and difficult to define (Duncan et al., ; Syn, ), social licence has nonetheless been taken up by other resource‐extractive industries, including aquaculture (Baines & Edwards, ; Cullen‐Knox et al, ; Kelly et al., ; Vince & Haward, ), energy generation (Gheman et al., ; Hall et al., ), and forestry (Lester, ; Moffat et al., ), particularly in countries with resource‐dependent economies like Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Social licence, or the “social licence to operate” (SLO), has quickly established itself alongside other corporate social responsibility frameworks, which aim to demonstrate a company's commitment to sustainable economic development (Prno, ; Prno & Slocombe, ).…”

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“…Social licence, or the “social licence to operate” (SLO), has quickly established itself alongside other corporate social responsibility frameworks, which aim to demonstrate a company's commitment to sustainable economic development (Prno, ; Prno & Slocombe, ). Not surprisingly, social licence has also generated significant interest among policy makers and academics, including geographers (Duncan et al., ; Norris, ; Overduin & Moore, ), writing and researching the relationship between resource extraction, communities, and sustainable development.…”

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Is social licence “going rogue”?

Mather

Fanning

2019

Geographical Journal

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In this commentary we trace an important change in the use of social licence for resource‐intensive development projects. Social licence is shifting from an approach used by companies to improve relations with affected communities to a concept now used by environmental justice groups, non‐governmental organisations and local communities to contest unpopular resource‐intensive development projects. The term “going rogue” is a productive metaphor to explore this important change in the role of social licence. We focus on the different logics behind how social licence is being used by progressive groups to protest resource‐intensive development, weak state policies and broader economic processes. We end by exploring what the shifting terrain for social licence means for the politics of resource extraction.

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‘No one has even seen… smelt… or sensed a social licence’: Animal geographies and social licence to operate

Cited by 46 publications

References 45 publications

Thoroughbred Racehorse Welfare through the Lens of ‘Social License to Operate—With an Emphasis on a U.S. Perspective

Thoroughbred Racehorse Welfare through the Lens of ‘Social License to Operate—With an Emphasis on a U.S. Perspective

Interspecies Sustainability to Ensure Animal Protection: Lessons from the Thoroughbred Racing Industry

Is social licence “going rogue”?

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