I must thank Professor Marian Sawer for her encouragement and advice in the development of the manuscript at its inception, and Professor Fiona Probyn-Rapsey for the opportunity to add this volume to the Animal Studies series. Agata Mrva-Montoya and Denise O’Dea from Sydney University Press have been essential to the realisation of this project and have my gratitude for their attention and focus.
During the development of the research project I received generous assistance with access to documents and databases from a variety of organisations and individuals. Thanks go to the Animal Health Alliance, Anne Clarke of the RSPCA ACT, Gordon Phillips of the Queensland Office of Fair Trading, and Lynda Stoner of Animal Liberation New South Wales. I am indebted to Karo Tak for her introduction to, and insight on, the Sydney veg*n community; as well as to Malcolm France, for input into my research design for a survey of animal welfare officers.
Final drafting was completed under the auspices of the Special Studies Program of the School of Social and Political Studies of the University of Sydney. The program provides time for the contemplation of larger writing projects. I’m also very grateful to the School of Politics and International Relations of the Australian National University, at which I was a visitor in 2014–2015.
The book was written exclusively on the land of the Gadigal people.
With love: JF.