animal rights
plural noun
: rights (as to fair and humane treatment) regarded as belonging fundamentally to all animals
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Unlike Chanel and Gucci, Louis Vuitton has not phased out fur, and the animal rights organization was raising its objections.
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Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
The 8-foot-high, 2.2-mile enclosure fence, which was decried as inhumane by animal rights activists but supported by cattle ranchers, will be removed along with all temporary water systems.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
Support for animal rights was also correlated — though the size of the effect was smaller — with support for LGBT individuals, racial and ethnic minorities, unauthorized immigrants, and low-income people.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 3 Dec. 2024
This move aligns with growing pressure from animal rights activists, who advocate for crocodile skin and snakeskin handbags to become as unacceptable as fur coats in global fashion.
—Essence, 2 Dec. 2024
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Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
The 8-foot-high, 2.2-mile enclosure fence, which was decried as inhumane by animal rights activists but supported by cattle ranchers, will be removed along with all temporary water systems.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
Support for animal rights was also correlated — though the size of the effect was smaller — with support for LGBT individuals, racial and ethnic minorities, unauthorized immigrants, and low-income people.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 3 Dec. 2024
This move aligns with growing pressure from animal rights activists, who advocate for crocodile skin and snakeskin handbags to become as unacceptable as fur coats in global fashion.
—Essence, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Animal rights.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/animal%20rights. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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