animal rights

animal rights
Protection of animals from cruelty through requirements of humane treatment.
Laws protecting animal rights proscribe certain forms of brutal and merciless treatment of animals in medical and scientific research and in the handling of and slaughter of animals for human consumption.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


animal rights
Protection of animals from cruelty through requirements of humane treatment.
 
Laws protecting animal rights proscribe certain forms of brutal and merciless treatment of animals in medical and scientific research and in the handling of and slaughter of animals for human consumption.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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