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Animal rights is the philosophy according to which many or all sentient animals have moral worth independent of their utility to humans, and that their most basic interests—such as avoiding suffering—should be afforded the same consideration as similar interests of human beings. [2]
The animal rights movement, sometimes called the animal liberation, animal personhood, or animal advocacy movement, is a social movement that advocates an end to the rigid moral and legal distinction drawn between human and non-human animals, an end to the status of animals as property, and an end to their use in the research, food, clothing, and entertainment industries.
[56] Erskine in his parliamentary speech combined the vocabulary of animal rights and trusteeship with a theological appeal included in the Bill's preamble to opposing cruelty. [57] The Bill was passed by the Lords, but was opposed in the Commons by Windham, who said it would be used against the "lower orders" when the real culprits would be ...
Actor, animal rights activist, narrator of Earthlings (2005) and Dominion (2018) [126] James Rachels: 1941–2003 United States Philosopher [127] Tom Regan: 1938–2017 United States Professor emeritus of philosophy at North Carolina State University, author of The Case for Animal Rights (1983) [128] Qiu Renzong: ca. 1933 China: Bioethicist [129]
An Essay on Humanity to Animals is a 1798 book by English theologian Thomas Young.It advocates for the ethical treatment and welfare of animals.It argues for recognising animals' natural rights and condemns the various forms of cruelty inflicted upon them in human activities.
Trump claimed in an Arizona rally that the U.S. is under assault by a "migrant invasion' and that he will "get those animals out of here fast." ... their feet with a rousing speech that framed the ...
Period Descriptions c.13000 BCE-1492: Native Americans in the present-day United States use domesticated dogs and turkeys. [1] [2] [3]1493-1800: European settlers introduce a number of domesticated species to the Americas. [4]
The controversial TikTok ban that went into effect last Saturday (January 18) caused more than 3 million Americans to migrate to RedNote, another Chinese-owned social media platform known in China ...