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The animal rights movement is supported by those people who believe that non-human animals should be free to live their lives free of pain and human exploitation. Human rights activists believe that humans are morally bound to consider non-human animals' suffering as equal to that of humans and challenge belief that animals exist solely to make life more convenient for humans.PETA: Why Animal Rights
Animal Rights Issues
- Testing medicines or cosmetics on animals
- Killing animals for their fur
- Zoos and public aquariums
- Use of animals for entertainment purposes
- Keeping wild animals as pets or companions
- Raising animals for use as human foodThe Vegetarian Resource Group: Primer on Animal Rights
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"When it comes to pain, love, joy, loneliness, and fear, a rat is a pig is a dog is a boy. Each one values his or her life and fights the knife."—Ingrid Newkirk, PETA FounderPETA: Why Animal Rights"If slaughterhouses had glass walls the whole world would be vegetarian."—Linda McCartneyAnimal Rights Africa: Quotes
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Animal Rights Questions
I want to help out with Animal Rights, but dont have money to donate - any suggestions for what I can do? 7 AnswersI recently saw a movement by the Humane Society on Twitter called 1,000 retweets for animals http://tinyurl.com/HSUS1k. It's a way to gain awareness for animal ... read more
how are animals classified.. 3 AnswersHere is chart that explains all about animal classifications. classification of animals kindly go through the link. read more
Do you believe animals should have equal sentient and/or protective rights as well as not treated or sold as property ? 11 AnswersI think that this issue, while philosophically interesting, can't actually be put into practice. Even as pets become a larger more important part of people's li... read more
What is the origin of this GIF animation? 1 AnswerBoingBoing had a discussion on this back in 2007, the general consensus is that it's from the 1932 film "Free Wheeling" read more -
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