Meanings
nounanimal rights pl (plural only)
- pluralplural onlyCertain fundamental rights that animals are entitled to, such as the right to be spared undue suffering.
Translations
Arabic حقوق الحيوان
- حقوق الحيوانfundamental rights for animals
Bulgarian права́ на живо́тните
- права́ на живо́тните (pravá na živótnite)fundamental rights for animals
Chinese Mandarin 動物權利 /动物权利
- 動物權利 /动物权利 (dòngwù quánlì)fundamental rights for animals
Czech práva zvířat
- práva zvířatfundamental rights for animals
Dutch dierenrechten
- dierenrechtenfundamental rights for animals
Esperanto animalaj rajtoj, bestaj rajtoj
- animalaj rajtojfundamental rights for animals
- bestaj rajtojfundamental rights for animals
Estonian loomade õigused
- loomade õigusedfundamental rights for animals
Finnish eläinten oikeudet
- eläinten oikeudetfundamental rights for animals
French droits des animaux
- droits des animauxfundamental rights for animals
German Tierrechte, Tierschutz
- Tierrechtefundamental rights for animals
- Tierschutzfundamental rights for animals
- Tierschutzrechtfundamental rights for animals
Hungarian állatjogok, az állatok jogai
- állatjogokfundamental rights for animals
- az állatok jogaifundamental rights for animals
Indonesian hak asasi hewan
- hak asasi hewanfundamental rights for animals
Italian diritti animali, diritti degli animali
- diritti animalifundamental rights for animals
- diritti degli animalifundamental rights for animals
Japanese 動物の権利, アニマルライト
- 動物の権利 (dōbutsu no kenri)fundamental rights for animals
- アニマルライトfundamental rights for animals
Korean 동물권
- 동물권 (dongmulgwon)fundamental rights for animals
Malay hak asasi haiwan
- hak asasi haiwanfundamental rights for animals
Polish prawa zwierząt
- prawa zwierzątfundamental rights for animals
Portuguese direitos dos animais
- direitos dos animaisfundamental rights for animals
Russian права́ живо́тных
- права́ живо́тных (pravá živótnyx)fundamental rights for animals
Spanish derechos de los animales, derechos animales
- derechos de los animalesfundamental rights for animals
- derechos animalesfundamental rights for animals
- animalistafundamental rights for animals
Tagalog karapatang panghayop
- karapatang panghayopfundamental rights for animals
Turkish hayvan hakları
- hayvan haklarıfundamental rights for animals
Cite this entry
APA
animal rights. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/animal%20rights
MLA
“animal rights.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/animal%20rights. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “animal rights,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/animal%20rights.
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