Animal Rights

The animal rights movement is supported by those people who believe that non-human animals should be free to live their lives free of pain and human exploitation. Human rights activists believe that humans are morally bound to consider non-human animals' suffering as equal to that of humans and challenge belief that animals exist solely to make life more convenient for humans.¹

Celebrity Animal Rights Supporters

1. Alicia Silverstone
2. Pamela Anderson
3. Brigitte Bardot
4. Forest Whitaker
5. Charlize Theron
6. Kevin Nealon
7. Jackie Chan²

Animal Rights Issues

1. Testing medicines or cosmetics on animals
2. Killing animals for their fur
3. Zoos and public aquariums
4. Use of animals for entertainment purposes
5. Keeping wild animals as pets or companions
6. Raising animals for use as human food³

Quote

"When it comes to pain, love, joy, loneliness, and fear, a rat is a pig is a dog is a boy. Each one values his or her life and fights the knife."—Ingrid Newkirk, PETA Founder¹

"If slaughterhouses had glass walls the whole world would be vegetarian."—Linda McCartney⁴

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