"Animal Rights" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The moral and ethical bases of the protection of animals from cruelty and abuse. The rights are extended to domestic animals, laboratory animals, and wild animals.
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D017087
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.604.100.100
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Animal Rights" by people in Profiles.
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Animals and science benefit from 'replace, reduce, refine' effort. JAMA. 1993 Dec 22-29; 270(24):2905-7.