The Next Social ContractIn his provocative book The Next Social Contract, Wayne Gabardi rigorously considers the fate of animals in the twenty first century. He claims that if we are to address the challenges raised by the Anthropocenethe period where nonhuman beings tend to be mere extras, often subsumed under the umbrella notion of naturewe need to radically rethink our basic ethical outlook and develop a new, more than human social contract. Gabardis wide ranging and