“Soltem os beagles”: desvelando o dark side das organizações a partir da perspectiva da ética animal.

Abstract

Frequent corporate scandals torn wide open the instrumentalization of human life and stimulate increased ethical concerns and the development of studies that problematize the dark side of organizations. This paper approaches ethical questions from an unconventional perspective in organizational studies: the extension of moral consideration, to sentient animals endowed with awareness and sensitivity. We present the foundations of Animal Ethics and analyze the implications of these principles for organizations, from cases of great national and international repercussion. Particularly, we analyze the emblematic invasion of the Royal Institute (SP) by activists who removed dogs used as laboratory objects. From this analysis, we emphasize the urgency for organizations to abolish practices that cause sentient animals pain, suffering and death.