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Steve Cooke, Associate Professor of Political Theory, University of Leicester

How the world might look if animals had legal rights

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Let’s picture what our societies might look like if animals were granted rights against being killed, made to suffer or exploited for human gain.

When activists argue for animal rights, they ask us to imagine a different world. First, we need to understand how our lives are shaped by animals’ lack of rights.

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