animal rights
plural noun
: rights (as to fair and humane treatment) regarded as belonging fundamentally to all animals
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More broadly, some animal rights groups oppose dog breeding—and the promotion of purebred dogs—as a whole.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
Local animal rights advocates and city officials voiced concern the fish would not survive under the hydrant, with some taking matters — and fish — into their own hands, scooping some 35 of the creatures from the tree bed under cover of night.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025
For years, the animal rights group has been pushing public and private labs to adopt its Research Modernization Deal—a road map for phasing out animal studies.
—Bydavid Grimm, science.org, 10 Dec. 2024
Michael Vick's recent reported hiring as the Norfolk State head football coach has prompted a response about his criminal past by the animal rights group PETA.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2024
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
Local animal rights advocates and city officials voiced concern the fish would not survive under the hydrant, with some taking matters — and fish — into their own hands, scooping some 35 of the creatures from the tree bed under cover of night.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025
For years, the animal rights group has been pushing public and private labs to adopt its Research Modernization Deal—a road map for phasing out animal studies.
—Bydavid Grimm, science.org, 10 Dec. 2024
Michael Vick's recent reported hiring as the Norfolk State head football coach has prompted a response about his criminal past by the animal rights group PETA.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Animal rights.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/animal%20rights. Accessed 16 Jan. 2025.
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