Animal Liberation
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Animal liberation may refer to:
- Animal rightsAnimal rightsAnimal rights, also known as animal liberation, is the idea that the most basic interests of non-human animals should be afforded the same consideration as the similar interests of human beings...
, animals being considered as legal personsLegal personalityLegal personality is the characteristic of a non-human entity regarded by law to have the status of a person....
- Animal-liberation movement
- Abolitionism (animal rights)Abolitionism (animal rights)Abolitionism within the animal rights movement is the idea that focusing on animal welfare reform not only fails to challenge animal suffering, but may prolong it by making the exercise of property rights over animals appear acceptable. The abolitionists' objective is to secure a moral and legal...
, an abolitionist approach to animal rights - VeganarchismVeganarchismVeganarchism or vegan anarchism, is the political philosophy of veganism and anarchism, creating a combined praxis that is designed to be a means for social revolution. This encompasses viewing the state as unnecessary and harmful to animals, both human and non-human, whilst practising a vegan...
, a combined theory of animal liberation and anarchismAnarchismAnarchism is generally defined as the political philosophy which holds the state to be undesirable, unnecessary, and harmful, or alternatively as opposing authority in the conduct of human relations... - Anarchism and animal rightsAnarchism and animal rightsThe anarchist philosophical and political movement has some connections to elements of the animal liberation movement. Many anarchists are vegetarian or vegan and have played a role in combating perceived injustices against animals...
- Animal Liberation (book)Animal Liberation (book)Animal Liberation is a book by Australian philosopher Peter Singer, published in 1975.The book is widely considered within the animal liberation movement to be the founding philosophical statement of its ideas...
, 1975 book by philosopher Peter SingerPeter SingerPeter Albert David Singer is an Australian philosopher who is the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University and Laureate Professor at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics at the University of Melbourne... - Animal Liberation FrontAnimal Liberation FrontThe Animal Liberation Front is an international, underground leaderless resistance that engages in illegal direct action in pursuit of animal liberation...
- Animal Liberation Front Supporters Group
- Revolutionary Cells – Animal Liberation Brigade
- Animal Liberation Press OfficeAnimal Liberation Press OfficeAnimal Liberation Press Offices relay anonymous communiques, photos and videos to the media about direct action undertaken by the Animal Liberation Front , Animal Rights Militia , Animal Liberation Brigade, Justice Department, and other leaderless resistance within the animal liberation movement...
- Animal Liberation (album)Animal Liberation (album)Animal Liberation was an album released by WaxTrax! records on April 21, 1987 to benefit PETA. Al Jourgensen of Ministry served as a producer on the album. Jourgensen doesn't perform on the album, but did produce all the links between tracks, news clips, quotes, etc., along with Bill Rieflin, Paul...
, 1987 compilation album from WaxTrax records