Every day on Dublin’s Suffolk Street, tourists queue up to take a photo with the famous Molly Malone. But instead of simply posing beside her, they photograph themselves handling her breasts. This reflects a story not of cultural heritage but of cultural commodification, where such acts have become part of a fabricated belief that touching Molly Malone’s breast will bring “good luck”.

What is the link between feminism and animalism? Recent feminist movements draw on animal advocacy and non-Western knowledge systems that critique the exploitation of both humans and animals. This new wave of feminism argues that caring for other species is also a way of caring for ourselves.