animal rights
plural noun
: rights (as to fair and humane treatment) regarded as belonging fundamentally to all animals
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In addition to those achievements, there is her stature as an activist, particularly in the LGBT community and concerning animal rights.
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Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 20 May 2025
In April 2019, Maldonado-Passage was convicted of plotting a murder-for-hire against his nemesis, animal rights activist Carole Baskin.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 19 May 2025
Zavaleta said the committee’s initial recommendation had been in response in part to concerns about indiscriminate killing of coyotes raised by animal rights groups, which continued to press Thursday for protections for the wild canines.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2025
The book is neither the vindication of racing practices some fans might want, nor the condemnation of the sport some animal rights advocates call for.
—Samantha Dunn, Oc Register, 9 May 2025
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Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 20 May 2025
In April 2019, Maldonado-Passage was convicted of plotting a murder-for-hire against his nemesis, animal rights activist Carole Baskin.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 19 May 2025
Zavaleta said the committee’s initial recommendation had been in response in part to concerns about indiscriminate killing of coyotes raised by animal rights groups, which continued to press Thursday for protections for the wild canines.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2025
The book is neither the vindication of racing practices some fans might want, nor the condemnation of the sport some animal rights advocates call for.
—Samantha Dunn, Oc Register, 9 May 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 30 May. 2025.
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