Animal rights is the idea that some, or all, non-human animals are entitled to the possession of their own lives and that their most basic interests—such as the need to avoid suffering—should be afforded the same consideration as similar interests of human beings. Advocates oppose the assignment of moral value and fundamental protections on the basis of species membership alone—an idea known since 1970 as speciesism, when the term was coined by Richard D. Ryder—arguing that it is a prejudice as irrational as any other. They maintain that animals should no longer be viewed as property or used as food, clothing, research subjects, entertainment, or beasts of burden.

Animal rights is the idea that the most basic interests of non-human animals should be given the same consideration as the similar interests of human beings.

Animal rights may also refer to:

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"Animal Rights" is the second single taken from deadmau5's album, 4×4=12. The song is a collaboration with the American electro-house producer, Wolfgang Gartner. The single debuted on BBC Radio 1's coverage of Creamfields 2010 on 28 August 2010, at which deadmau5 was playing. On 1 December 2010, the song was added to BBC Radio 1's playlist.

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