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animal liberation

Loose international movement against the infliction of suffering on animals, whether for scientific, military, or commercial research, or in being raised for food. The movement was sparked by the book Animal Liberation (1975) by Australian philosopher Peter Singer (1946– ) and encompasses many different organizations.



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