Meanings
- uncountablesocial policyethicsA social movement dedicated to the advancement of the interests and rights of non-human animals, consisting of theorists and activists.
Then, in the 1970s, animal-liberation activists followed in the footsteps of the civil-rights movement, the women's liberation movement and the gay-rights movement, and argued that "species-ism" was wrong and had to be defeated.
2010 July 14, Adam Cohen, “Can Animal Rights Go Too Far?”, in Time, retrieved 04 Mar 20142 more examples
In Animal Liberation, Peter Singer argues that supporters of liberation for blacks and women should support animal liberation as well and that the basic principle of equality used against racism and sexism should be extended to animals to eliminate speciesism.
1979 July, Christine Pierce, “Can Animals Be Liberated”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 36, number 1, page 69The Band of Mercy is one of a number of "animal liberation" groups that are active throughout the country. The groups have taken responsibility for a number of incidents, including stealing chickens from farms in Delaware and Maryland.
1987 August 25, Keith Schneider, “Theft of Infected Cats From U.S. Lab Spurs Alert”, in New York Times, retrieved 04 Mar 2014
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 動物解放 /动物解放
- 動物解放 /动物解放 (dòngwù jiěfàng)social movement
Esperanto animala liberigo, besta liberigo
- animala liberigosocial movement
- besta liberigosocial movement
Finnish eläinten vapautusliike
- eläinten vapautusliikesocial movement
Japanese 動物解放
- 動物解放 (dōbutsu kaihō)social movement
Polish wyzwolenie zwierząt
- wyzwolenie zwierzątsocial movement
Portuguese libertação animal
- libertação animalsocial movement
Spanish liberación animal
- liberación animalsocial movement
Cite this entry
animal liberation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/animal%20liberation
“animal liberation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/animal%20liberation. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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