animal rights
plural noun
: rights (as to fair and humane treatment) regarded as belonging fundamentally to all animals
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The monarch confirmed to animal rights group PETA in November 2022 that foie gras is banned from all royal residences due to the unethical way it is produced.
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Meredith Kile, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
So scientists and animal rights advocates alike would love to find some good alternatives to horse incubators (other than people).
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 28 Aug. 2025
The audience of a straight-edge band may be subject to a sermon on animal rights.
—Chris R. Morgan, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
In 2016, a campaign to cull stray dogs in the southern state of Kerala gained traction after a series of bites, but it was met with furious opposition from animal rights activists.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
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Meredith Kile, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
So scientists and animal rights advocates alike would love to find some good alternatives to horse incubators (other than people).
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 28 Aug. 2025
The audience of a straight-edge band may be subject to a sermon on animal rights.
—Chris R. Morgan, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
In 2016, a campaign to cull stray dogs in the southern state of Kerala gained traction after a series of bites, but it was met with furious opposition from animal rights activists.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 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 6 Sep. 2025.
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