Animal rights

Animal rights, or animal liberation, is the movement to protect non-human animals from being exploited by humans. It is a radical movement, insofar as it aims not merely to attain more humane treatment for animals, but to include many animals within the moral community — that is, all those whose basic interests (for example, in not being made to suffer unnecessarily) ought to be given the same consideration as our own similar interests. The claim, in other words, is that non-human animals must no longer be regarded legally or morally as property, or treated merely as resources for human purposes, but should instead be regarded as persons. To this end the movement advocates that many animals be given legal rights to protect their basic interests.

Animal Rights in the Media

Radio

There are a number of radio shows dedicated to discussing animal rights, animal welfare, vegetarianism, and related topics. One is the volunteer-run Animal Voices, http://www.animalvoices.ca airing from Canada on the University of Toronto radio station, broadcast live locally on CIUT 89.5 FM and worldwide at www.ciut.fm, every Tuesday 11 am–noon EST. Hosted and produced by Lauren Corman and Rob Moore, with technical supervision by Lamia Gibson, Animal Voices covers the local, national, and global campaigns of the animal liberation movement.

Related Topics:
Canada - University of Toronto - Animal liberation movement

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