anti-vivisection
adjective
an·ti-viv·i·sec·tion
ˌan-tē-ˌvi-və-ˈsek-shən 
-ˈvi-və-ˌsek-,
ˌan-tī-
: opposed to experimentation on living animals especially when considered to cause pain or distress to the subject : opposed to vivisection
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an anti-vivisection organization
anti-vivisectionist
ˌan-tē-ˌvi-və-ˈsek-sh(ə-)nist
noun
ˌan-tī-
… it is cogent to say that I am a strong anti-vivisectionist.
—
G. K. Chesterton
G. K. Chesterton
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The highly contagious zombie-creating virus—billed as Rage, communicable through blood, taking hold within seconds—had been released into the wild 28 days before Jim’s crash, when anti-vivisection activists freed chimps from a top-secret primate research facility.
—Carlton Reid, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
The earliest American anti-vivisection campaigns, beginning in the late 1800s, were run by women who connected their own domination with the plight of animals undergoing experimentation.
—Sunaura Taylor, Vox, 7 Aug. 2024
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Carlton Reid, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
The earliest American anti-vivisection campaigns, beginning in the late 1800s, were run by women who connected their own domination with the plight of animals undergoing experimentation.
—Sunaura Taylor, Vox, 7 Aug. 2024
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anti-vivisection
noun
an·ti-vivi·sec·tion
ˌant-i-ˌviv-ə-ˈsek-shən, ˌan-ˌtī-, -ˈviv-ə-ˌ
often attributive
: opposition to animal experimentation and especially vivisection
the anti-vivisection movement
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