animal rights
plural noun
: rights (as to fair and humane treatment) regarded as belonging fundamentally to all animals
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Broward voters will choose between Benitez and Lauren Nichole Peffer, 38, a lawyer and animal rights advocate, who also is running for judge for the first time.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2024
The animal rights organization successfully argued that the false death claim resulted in their need to bill hundreds of hours of attorney work.
—Emily Krauser, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2024
Haddix sees Tonka as her son, but when another employee at the complex contacts People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, an animal rights group, over concerns about the living conditions of the chimps, the notoriously litigious organization takes swift action to have the apes removed.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2024
However, news stories and videos of the aquarium circulating on social media have drawn the attention of local animal rights advocates and city officials, who are concerned the fish will not survive under the hydrant.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2024
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2024
The animal rights organization successfully argued that the false death claim resulted in their need to bill hundreds of hours of attorney work.
—Emily Krauser, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2024
Haddix sees Tonka as her son, but when another employee at the complex contacts People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, an animal rights group, over concerns about the living conditions of the chimps, the notoriously litigious organization takes swift action to have the apes removed.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2024
However, news stories and videos of the aquarium circulating on social media have drawn the attention of local animal rights advocates and city officials, who are concerned the fish will not survive under the hydrant.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2024
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“Animal rights.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/animal%20rights. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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