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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.
Snowflake is a derogatory slang term for a person, implying that they have an inflated sense of uniqueness, an unwarranted sense of entitlement, or are overly emotional, easily offended, and unable to deal with opposing opinions.
Animal rights. Animal rights by country or territory; Animal welfare; International law; International human rights instruments; List of animal rights advocates; List of international environmental agreements; Timeline of animal welfare and rights
Advocates of animal rights believe that many or all sentient animals have moral worth that is independent of their utility for humans, and that their most basic interests—such as in avoiding suffering—should be afforded the same consideration as similar interests of human beings.
Social justice is justice in relation to the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society where individuals' rights are recognized and protected. [1] [2] In Western and Asian cultures, the concept of social justice has often referred to the process of ensuring that individuals fulfill their societal roles and receive their due from society.
The JCC was the main advocacy group for the Jewish community in Canada from 1919 to 2011, advocating for human rights, social equality, Canadian immigration reform and civil and political rights in Canada. [9] [10] Canadian Jewish Political Affairs Committee political; Canadian Radio League political; Canadian Snowbird Association political
The modern animal advocacy movement has a similar representation of women. They are not invariably in leadership positions: during the March for Animals in Washington, D.C., in 1990—the largest animal rights demonstration held until then in the United States—most of the participants were women, but most of the platform speakers were men. [62]
Animal advocacy may refer to: Animal protectionism, the view favors incremental change in pursuit of non-human animal interests; Animal rights, the idea that non-human animals are entitled to the possession of their own lives; Animal rights movement, advocacy for the idea of animal rights; Animal welfare, support for the well-being of animals