In the essay Bodies for Consumption, Carol J. Adams argues that in patriarchal capitalism, violence against women and violence toward non-human animals are intricately connected, as they are based on the same representations as well as shared practices of subjugating bodies and normalizing the enforcement of dominance.

The "meat-eating culture" is not merely a dietary choice but a practice that familiarize the subject with the idea that certain bodies are available for use, consumption, and destruction.

The hesitation of feminist theory to include the exploitation of non-human animals in its analyses traps it in a condition where it unwittingly participates in and reproduces the same capitalist and patriarchal structures it seeks to dismantle and transcend.

Adams issues a strong call for a vegetarian feminism and active solidarity with non-human animals.