Animal Rights Movement Overview

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Which term best describes those who believe that animals should have moral and/or legal rights?

Speciesism advocates

Animal liberationists

Utilitarian liberationists

Animal rights advocates (correct)

What is the primary goal of the animal rights movement?

To support the status of animals as property

To advocate for the use of animals in research and entertainment industries

To maintain the moral and legal distinction between human and non-human animals

To seek an end to the rigid moral and legal distinction between human and non-human animals (correct)

What do utilitarian liberationists argue based on utilitarian grounds?

Animals do not have the ability to suffer

Animals possess moral rights

Animals should be excluded from moral consideration

Animals' suffering must be taken into account in any moral philosophy (correct)

Who is known for advocating that animals possess moral rights?

Tom Regan Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the form of discrimination where animals are excluded from moral consideration?

Speciesism Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of the reformist movement within the animal rights faction?

Soliciting donations and gaining media representation Signup and view all the answers

Which individual is associated with the abolitionist faction in the animal rights movement?

Gary Francione Signup and view all the answers

What approach does the direct action or militant faction take in the animal rights movement?

Property damage, animal releases, intimidation, and direct violence Signup and view all the answers

What factor led to the formation of veganarchists according to the text?

Critique of capitalism and mass exploitation Signup and view all the answers

Which key event raised public awareness about slaughterhouse operations according to the text?

Upton Sinclair's 1906 novel The Jungle Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of the animal rights movement?

To recognize and protect the individual interests of non-human animals Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the form of discrimination where animals are excluded from moral consideration?

Speciesism Signup and view all the answers

Who is known for advocating that animals possess moral rights?

Tom Regan Signup and view all the answers

Which term best describes those who believe that animals should have moral and/or legal rights?

Animal rights advocates Signup and view all the answers

What factor led to the formation of veganarchists according to the text?

Raising awareness about slaughterhouse operations Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of the mainstream faction within the animal rights movement?

Soliciting donations and gaining media representation Signup and view all the answers

Which approach characterizes the activities of the abolitionist faction in the animal rights movement?

Relying on nonviolent education and moral persuasion Signup and view all the answers

What is the key characteristic of the direct action or militant faction's activities in the animal rights movement?

Engaging in property damage and direct violence to bring about change Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of veganarchists according to the text?

Critiquing capitalism for mass exploitation of humans, nonhumans, and the environment Signup and view all the answers

What is the main approach of the animal rights movement's reformist or mainstream faction towards animals?

Utilizing activities that include moral shocks Signup and view all the answers

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Which term best describes those who believe that animals should have moral and/or legal rights?

What is the primary goal of the animal rights movement?

What do utilitarian liberationists argue based on utilitarian grounds?

Who is known for advocating that animals possess moral rights?

What is the term used to describe the form of discrimination where animals are excluded from moral consideration?

What is the main focus of the reformist movement within the animal rights faction?

Which individual is associated with the abolitionist faction in the animal rights movement?

What approach does the direct action or militant faction take in the animal rights movement?

What factor led to the formation of veganarchists according to the text?

Which key event raised public awareness about slaughterhouse operations according to the text?

What is the primary goal of the animal rights movement?

What is the term used to describe the form of discrimination where animals are excluded from moral consideration?

Who is known for advocating that animals possess moral rights?

Which term best describes those who believe that animals should have moral and/or legal rights?

What factor led to the formation of veganarchists according to the text?

What is the primary focus of the mainstream faction within the animal rights movement?

Which approach characterizes the activities of the abolitionist faction in the animal rights movement?

What is the key characteristic of the direct action or militant faction's activities in the animal rights movement?

What is the primary goal of veganarchists according to the text?

What is the main approach of the animal rights movement's reformist or mainstream faction towards animals?

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