Animal rights facts for kids

Animal rights is a term used for the general belief that non-human animals have certain natural rights. Most animal rights promoters believe that non-human animals have the natural right not to be used by humans for any means, including food, clothing, experimentation, and entertainment. Just as human rights are gained simply because someone is a human, animals have animal rights simply because they are an animal.

Related pages

• Natural rights
• Speciesism
• Veganism
• Vegetarianism

Images for kids

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  A man with a captive monkey seeking alms in Shanghai

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  Parshwanatha, the 23rd Tirthankara, revived Jainism and ahimsa in the 9th century BCE, which led to a radical animal-rights movement in South Asia.

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  Martha Nussbaum, Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago, is a proponent of the capabilities approach to animal rights.

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  Peter Singer: interests are predicated on the ability to suffer.

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  Tom Regan: animals are subjects-of-a-life.

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  Gary Francione: animals need only the right not to be regarded as property.

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  Judge Richard Posner: "facts will drive equality."

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  Roger Scruton: rights imply obligations.

See also

In Spanish: Derechos de los animales para niños