animal rightsnoun [ plural ]
uk/ˌæn.ɪ.məl ˈraɪts/us/ˌæn.ɪ.məl ˈraɪts/the rights of animals to be treated well, for example by not being used for testing drugs or by not being hunted:
She campaigns for animal rights.
Animal rights activists protested outside the laboratory.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Activism & pressure groups
- activism
- activist
- agitation
- agitator
- agitprop
- CND
- gherao
- groundswell
- guerrilla
- hunger strike
- insurgency
- lobby
- protest
- radical
- rasta roko
- rebel
- rebellion
- reformer
- revolutionary
- stir
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