animal rights
plural noun
: rights (as to fair and humane treatment) regarded as belonging fundamentally to all animals
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An animal rights group is suing the University of Michigan Board of Regents, saying the university refused to turn over videos of mice forced to swim in plastic cylinders with no chance of escaping as part of a research project to test the effectiveness of a drug on human depression.
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Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 15 Apr. 2024
Now tens of thousands of animal rights advocates from all over the world, including an attorney for an animal wellness organization, are calling for the man to be charged criminally.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 12 Apr. 2024
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Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 15 Apr. 2024
Now tens of thousands of animal rights advocates from all over the world, including an attorney for an animal wellness organization, are calling for the man to be charged criminally.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 12 Apr. 2024
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 4 May. 2024.
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