animal rights
plural noun
: rights (as to fair and humane treatment) regarded as belonging fundamentally to all animals
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Union workers, environmentalists, feminists, professors, animal rights activists, civil rights leaders, and Hollywood glitterati could all coexist under one big political tent.
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Christian Schneider, National Review, 24 Apr. 2025
The elephant program has been criticized by animal rights advocates for decades because of its small enclosure size and history of deaths and health challenges among its inhabitants.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Carole Baskin, an animal rights activist and Maldonado's rival, also starred in the show.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
Perabo joined the cast of Yellowstone in Season 4 as animal rights activist Summer Higgins, appearing in the Paramount Network hit’s final two seasons.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 17 Apr. 2025
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Christian Schneider, National Review, 24 Apr. 2025
The elephant program has been criticized by animal rights advocates for decades because of its small enclosure size and history of deaths and health challenges among its inhabitants.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Carole Baskin, an animal rights activist and Maldonado's rival, also starred in the show.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
Perabo joined the cast of Yellowstone in Season 4 as animal rights activist Summer Higgins, appearing in the Paramount Network hit’s final two seasons.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for animal rights
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“Animal rights.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/animal%20rights. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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