animal rights
plural noun
: rights (as to fair and humane treatment) regarded as belonging fundamentally to all animals
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Nearly a year after the Los Angeles Zoo shipped off Billy and Tina to Oklahoma, animal rights activists have kept up the call to move the elephants to a sanctuary.
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
According to animal rights advocates, balloons can be harmful to birds and marine life, such as fish and turtles, who can mistake the balloon debris for food and get entangled in ribbons.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026
Schussboomer was reportedly scrapped after the 1984 season, and dolphin shows ended after 1996 following animal rights campaigns.
—Abbey Briscoe, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
Sliwa is known for his support for animal rights and lived with six cats as of last year, reported The City.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
According to animal rights advocates, balloons can be harmful to birds and marine life, such as fish and turtles, who can mistake the balloon debris for food and get entangled in ribbons.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026
Schussboomer was reportedly scrapped after the 1984 season, and dolphin shows ended after 1996 following animal rights campaigns.
—Abbey Briscoe, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
Sliwa is known for his support for animal rights and lived with six cats as of last year, reported The City.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Animal rights.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/animal%20rights. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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