animal rights

plural noun

: rights (as to fair and humane treatment) regarded as belonging fundamentally to all animals

animal rightist

-ˈrī-tist 

noun

Examples of animal rights in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

British filmmaker Ali Tabrizi directs and serves as the film’s guide, interviewing animal rights and environmental activists, scientists and researchers across various specialties, and groups promoting conservation and environmental justice. —Tomris Laffly, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025

The animal rights organization launched an undercover investigation into Grand Barr shortly after the former employee reached out, Paden said. —Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 23 Dec. 2025

The book is a mix of comedy, tragedy, a collision of animal rights and industrial farming. —Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2025

In August, for example, animal rights activists protested with bullhorns outside of the home of Vogue’s deputy editor Taylor Antrim. —Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 3 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for animal rights

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