animal rights
plural noun
: rights (as to fair and humane treatment) regarded as belonging fundamentally to all animals
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Joseph Allman At midnight one day in spring 2023, a team of animal rights investigators decked out in biosecurity gear snuck onto a massive chicken farm on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, an hour and a half drive from Baltimore.
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Kenny Torrella, Vox, 31 Mar. 2025
Mexico City Reuters — Mexico City’s local congress on Tuesday passed a measure aiming to make bullfights much less harmful to bulls and matadors, a move applauded by animal rights activists but sharply criticized by fans of the centuries-old tradition.
—Reuters, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
The drop in participants has raised concerns about the viability of the race, which has had to contend with inflation, climate change and pressure from animal rights groups.
—CBS News, 14 Mar. 2025
Lopez is the latest City Council member to court controversy with a proposal aimed at animal rights.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
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Kenny Torrella, Vox, 31 Mar. 2025
Mexico City Reuters — Mexico City’s local congress on Tuesday passed a measure aiming to make bullfights much less harmful to bulls and matadors, a move applauded by animal rights activists but sharply criticized by fans of the centuries-old tradition.
—Reuters, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
The drop in participants has raised concerns about the viability of the race, which has had to contend with inflation, climate change and pressure from animal rights groups.
—CBS News, 14 Mar. 2025
Lopez is the latest City Council member to court controversy with a proposal aimed at animal rights.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Animal rights.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/animal%20rights. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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