Animal protection may refer or be related to:
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Animal law
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Animal protectionism
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Animal rights, including a list of animal welfare and rights by country
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Animal rights movement
The animal rights (AR) movement, sometimes called the animal liberation, animal personhood, or animal advocacy movement, is a social movement that seeks an end to the rigid moral and legal distinction drawn between human and non-human animals, ...
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Animal shelter
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Animal welfare
Animal welfare is the well-being of non-human animals. Formal standards of animal welfare vary between contexts, but are debated mostly by animal welfare groups, legislators, and academics. Animal welfare science uses measures such as longevity ...
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Conservation biology
Conservation biology is the study of the conservation of nature and of Earth's biodiversity with the aim of protecting species, their habitats, and ecosystems from excessive rates of extinction and the erosion of biotic interactions. It is an int ...
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Protected species
See also
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Animal cruelty
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List of animal advocacy parties
In the early 21st century, several political parties were founded that have as their main goal the improvement of animal welfare and the recognition of animal rights:
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List of animal rights advocates
Advocates of animal rights support the philosophy of animal rights. They 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 suff ...
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List of animal rights groups
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List of animal welfare organisations
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