animal rights
plural noun
: rights (as to fair and humane treatment) regarded as belonging fundamentally to all animals
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The animal rights groups, who include Eurogroup For Animals and Four Paws, say FIFA should play a role in preventing the practice.
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Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
He’s based in Britain, home to perhaps the most advanced animal rights movement in the world.
—Dolly Faibyshev, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
However, activists concerned with animal rights, the environment, the rights of farmers, and human health are already working to ease the distortions of the subsidy system and align government subsidies with recommendations as to what constitutes a healthy, sustainable diet.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
The investigation comes as the Humane Society and animal rights activists continue to lobby San Diego officials either to ban rodeos within city limits or to significantly restrict how animals can be treated during such events.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
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Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
He’s based in Britain, home to perhaps the most advanced animal rights movement in the world.
—Dolly Faibyshev, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
However, activists concerned with animal rights, the environment, the rights of farmers, and human health are already working to ease the distortions of the subsidy system and align government subsidies with recommendations as to what constitutes a healthy, sustainable diet.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
The investigation comes as the Humane Society and animal rights activists continue to lobby San Diego officials either to ban rodeos within city limits or to significantly restrict how animals can be treated during such events.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for animal rights
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“Animal rights.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/animal%20rights. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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