animal rights
plural noun
: rights (as to fair and humane treatment) regarded as belonging fundamentally to all animals
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But to Bardot—who would retire at 39 and later become known for animal rights activism and anti-Muslim bigotry—her heyday felt like anything but freedom.
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The Week Us, TheWeek, 14 Jan. 2026
Representatives from the nonprofit animal rights organization NYCLASS, short for New Yorkers for Clean, Livable, and Safe Streets, said people had to jump and run out of the way to avoid being trampled.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Bardot rarely shared updates about her health, having largely exited the public eye after retiring from acting in 1973 to become an animal rights activist.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2026
According to animal rights advocates, balloons can be harmful to birds and marine life, such as fish and turtles, who can mistake the balloon debris for food and get entangled in ribbons.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2026
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The Week Us, TheWeek, 14 Jan. 2026
Representatives from the nonprofit animal rights organization NYCLASS, short for New Yorkers for Clean, Livable, and Safe Streets, said people had to jump and run out of the way to avoid being trampled.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Bardot rarely shared updates about her health, having largely exited the public eye after retiring from acting in 1973 to become an animal rights activist.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2026
According to animal rights advocates, balloons can be harmful to birds and marine life, such as fish and turtles, who can mistake the balloon debris for food and get entangled in ribbons.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2026
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“Animal rights.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/animal%20rights. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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