animal rights
plural noun
: rights (as to fair and humane treatment) regarded as belonging fundamentally to all animals
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For years, families hoping to make cherished memories at the attraction have had to weave around the animal rights protestors stationed on the sidewalk outside, equipped with signs, bullhorns, rosary beads and incense.
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Jim Edwards, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
The bills were also praised by animal rights organizations; the governor also signed a bill this week to ban the declawing of cats in the state.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Linda McCartney was a photographer, musician and animal rights activist who rose to prominence in the 1960s with her portraiture of The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix and The Doors.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
In August, for example, animal rights activists supporters protested with bullhorns outside of the home of Vogue’s deputy editor Taylor Antrim.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
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Jim Edwards, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
The bills were also praised by animal rights organizations; the governor also signed a bill this week to ban the declawing of cats in the state.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Linda McCartney was a photographer, musician and animal rights activist who rose to prominence in the 1960s with her portraiture of The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix and The Doors.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
In August, for example, animal rights activists supporters protested with bullhorns outside of the home of Vogue’s deputy editor Taylor Antrim.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 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 21 Oct. 2025.
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