The fifth issue of Animal Studies focuses on the theme of animals and death. All animals die. They fall victim to diseases, accidents, or old age. However, the history of the animal-human relationship is not only shaped by the natural death of animals but primarily by violent death. Humans kill animals directly and indirectly through their way of life: not only during slaughter but also in sports and games, in war and research, through environmental destruction or thoughtlessness, during sacrificial rituals, or even through court-ordered executions. The death of individuals from various animal species is assessed differently. Some deaths are mourned, while others are not. It is often doubted that animals have any concept of death at all. Thus, the death of an animal often seems less significant than that of a human. The contributions.