animal rights
plural noun
: rights (as to fair and humane treatment) regarded as belonging fundamentally to all animals
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There are questions about free speech and religious fundamentalism, mythmaking and liberty, technology and scientific study, race, viral pandemics, animal rights and a whole lot more woven throughout the movies.
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Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 15 May 2024
Police and the animal rights group PETA said three demonstrators were arrested.
—TIME, 15 May 2024
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Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 15 May 2024
Police and the animal rights group PETA said three demonstrators were arrested.
—TIME, 15 May 2024
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“Animal rights.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/animal%20rights. Accessed 19 May. 2024.
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