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animal rights

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animal rights
pl.n.
The rights to humane treatment claimed on behalf of animals, especially the right not to be exploited for human purposes.

animal rights
pl n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy)
a.  the rights of animals to be protected from exploitation and abuse by humans
b.  (as modifier) the animal-rights lobby
Translations
animal rights
1. npldiritti mpl degli animali
2. adj (organization, activist) → animalista


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Chas was moved when he read Peter Singer's book Animal Liberation in 1975 and thus began what would become a lifetime of animal activism, eliminating all animal products from his diet and traveling to vegetarian and animal rights conferences across the country.
District Court judge in Virginia has dismissed the two lawsuits brought last year by the animal rights group Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) that challenged the weight-loss assertions made by dairy marketing programs.
Also, House passage of the horse slaughter ban is a big win for animal rights groups.
 
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