animal rights
plural noun
: rights (as to fair and humane treatment) regarded as belonging fundamentally to all animals
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Tributes from animal rights organizations, political leaders and admirers poured in following news of her death.
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Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2025
These days, Stodden, now 31, regularly advocates for animal rights and vegetarianism with PETA.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Sep. 2025
After the parent called the animal rights group, PETA sent a letter Tuesday to Superintendent Brown, according to a news release.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
The monarch confirmed to animal rights group PETA in November 2022 that foie gras is banned from all royal residences due to the unethical way it is produced.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2025
These days, Stodden, now 31, regularly advocates for animal rights and vegetarianism with PETA.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Sep. 2025
After the parent called the animal rights group, PETA sent a letter Tuesday to Superintendent Brown, according to a news release.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
The monarch confirmed to animal rights group PETA in November 2022 that foie gras is banned from all royal residences due to the unethical way it is produced.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 1 Sep. 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 5 Oct. 2025.
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