In 2015, some members of the Humanities Faculty at the University of Cape Town proposed that animal products be taken off the menu at official Faculty functions. The proposal was rejected. Cordeiro-Rodrigues, in his paper “The racialization of animal advocacy in South Africa”, this journal, blames the proposers for this rejection, claiming that “the proposal’s approach neglects the racialized history of animal advocacy in South Africa, while also being carried out at an inopportune time and context.” We dispute Cordeiro-Rodrigues’ claims on a number of grounds, and argue that not only does he fail to substantiate his claims against the proposers, he also mischaracterizes the history of animal advocacy in South Africa, and, most worryingly, ignores the immense suffering perpetrated on animals in animal agribusiness.

2015 年，开普敦大学人文学院的一些成员提议将动物产品从学院官方职能的菜单中删除。该提议被拒绝。Cordeiro-Rodrigues 在他的论文“南非动物倡导的种族化”中，将这一拒绝归咎于提案者，声称“该提案的方法忽视了南非动物倡导的种族化历史，同时也在执行在不合时宜的时间和背景下。” 我们以多种理由对 Cordeiro-Rodrigues 的主张提出异议，并争辩说他不仅未能证实他对提议者的主张，而且还错误地描述了南非动物倡导的历史，而且最令人担忧的是，他忽视了巨大的痛苦对动物农业综合企业中的动物实施。