animal liberation
Noun
Meaning
animal liberation (uncountable)
(ethics, social policy) A social movement dedicated to the advancement of the interests and rights of non-human animals, consisting of theorists and activists.
Examples
I will be the last person to condemn ALF [the Animal Liberation Front].
There is no hidden agenda. If anybody wonders about - what's this with all these reforms - you can hear us clearly. Our goal is total animal liberation.
Animal Liberation is Human Liberation too.
By ceasing to rear and kill animals for food, we can make so much extra food available for humans that, properly distributed, it would eliminate starvation and malnutrition from this planet. Animal Liberation is Human Liberation too.
Animal liberation doctrine, far from extending this humanist impulse, directly undermines it.
BYU animal research is not widely publicized because animal research labs across the country are the target of animal rights activist groups like People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and Animal Liberation Front (ALF).