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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Denial to animals of legal protection of their rights

Denial to animals of legal protection of their rights

Nature

Animal rights are defended where strong pro-animal forces have been able to gain legislative power. Otherwise they are largely ignored.

Broader

Social unaccountability
Unpresentable
Lack of legal standing
Unpresentable
Denial to animals of the right to the attention, care and protection of humankind
Yet to rate

Narrower

Denial to experimental animals of the right to freedom from suffering
Presentable
Denial to animals of the right to dignity
Presentable
Denial to animals of the right to conditions of life and liberty proper to their species
Presentable
Psychosocial deprivation of animals
Yet to rate

Aggravates

Intrusive animal-rights campaigners
Presentable
Denial to animals of the right to freedom from mass killing
Presentable

Aggravated by

Inadequate legislation for animal welfare
Unpresentable

Related

Denial of human rights in the administration of justice
Presentable
Denial of rights of domestic animals
Unpresentable

Strategy

Providing sanctuary for animals
Yet to rate
Obtaining legal status for natural populations
Yet to rate
Improving animal protection in zoos
Yet to rate

Value

Self-denial
Yet to rate
Rights
Yet to rate
Protection
Yet to rate
Overprotectiveness
Yet to rate
Illegality
Yet to rate
Denial
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #15: Life on Land

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Law » Legality
  • Societal problems » Deprivation
  • Societal problems » Protection
  • Zoology » Animals
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    E8643
    DOCID
    11586430
    D7NID
    137284
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020