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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
Noun, pl
the rights of animals to be protected from human abuse
Translations
Spanish animal rights [-raɪts] npl → derechos mpl de los animales
French animal rights npl → droits mpl de l'animal
Italian animal rights npl → diritti mpl degli animali
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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.
Chas Chiodo and three decades of vegetarian activism by Raffelt, Katherine / Vegetarian Journal
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.
Judge dismisses animal rights lawsuits against dairy by Dairy Today
Also, House passage of the horse slaughter ban is a big win for animal rights groups.
Horse slaughter ban "ridiculous!" by Pro Farmer
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