Shifting the legal status of animals from "property" to "legal persons" or sentient beings with rights to life and liberty.
advocates for the inherent right of animals to live free from human use or exploitation. Shifting the legal status of animals from "property"
The distinction between animal welfare and animal rights is not merely academic. Welfare reforms save lives and reduce suffering now – but they risk entrenching the property status of animals. Rights-based abolition offers a consistent ethical endpoint, yet faces political and economic resistance. yet faces political and economic resistance.