Should Animals Have Human Rights?

In theory, all human beings have a certain set of inalienable rights simply by virtue of being self-aware, of having the ability to consider abstract concepts. Nowadays an increasing number of scientists, legislators and global institutions are asking whether higher-order animals qualify for the same legal protections.

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