Animal Rights

The moral and ethical bases of the protection of animals from cruelty and abuse. The rights are extended to domestic animals, laboratory animals, and wild animals.

Year introduced: 1993

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Tree Number(s): I01.880.604.100.100

MeSH Unique ID: D017087

Entry Terms:

• Rights, Animal
• Speciesism

Previous Indexing:

• Animal Welfare (1986-1992)

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Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena Category
Social Sciences
Sociology
Social Control, Formal
Animal Welfare
Animal Rights