The animal rights movement seeks to establish legal rights for animals, recognizing them as sentient beings deserving of moral consideration and protection.

Animal welfare is guided by the principle of utilitarianism, which aims to maximize overall happiness and minimize suffering for all sentient beings, including animals.

Speciesism is the belief that one species, typically humans, is superior to others, justifying the exploitation and mistreatment of non-human animals.

Animal protection laws primarily aim to prevent animal cruelty and abuse, safeguarding animals from intentional or negligent harm.

The 'Five Freedoms' framework outlines essential conditions for animal welfare, including freedom from hunger and thirst, freedom from discomfort, freedom from pain, injury, and disease, freedom to express normal behavior, and freedom from fear and distress.

The Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare, adopted by UNESCO in 1978, recognizes the inherent value of animals and calls for their protection from suffering and exploitation.

Factory farming practices have been widely criticized for overcrowding and unsanitary conditions, the overuse of antibiotics and growth hormones, environmental pollution, and resource depletion.

The legal principle of animal property status treats animals as chattel or property, allowing them to be bought, sold, and used for various purposes, including food, clothing, and entertainment.

Moral considerability in animal ethics recognizes the inherent value of animals as sentient beings, deserving of moral consideration and protection from harm.

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) aims to protect endangered species and their habitats by regulating international trade in wildlife.

Declawing cats involves surgically removing the last bone of each toe, including the claw, to prevent scratching.

Utilitarianism, an ethical theory, focuses on maximizing overall happiness and minimizing suffering for all sentient beings, including animals.

Animal sentience refers to the capacity of animals to experience subjective feelings, including pain, suffering, pleasure, and joy.

The legal principle of animal experimentation allows animals to be used in scientific research under certain conditions, such as when there are no viable alternatives and the potential benefits outweigh the harm to the animals.

Live export refers to the practice of transporting live animals across borders, often for slaughter in another country.