When did the animal rights movement begin?

Animal Rights Movement historical overview and annotated bibliography, David Walls, Sonoma State University. ... Originally concerned with enforcing anti-cruelty laws, they soon began running animal shelters along the lines of a model developed in Philadelphia. read more

Here is a timeline of the modern Animal Rights Movement, including major milestones, setbacks, and accomplishments. Here is a timeline of the modern Animal Rights Movement, including major milestones, setbacks, and accomplishments. read more

The animal rights movement, sometimes called the animal liberation movement, animal personhood, or animal advocacy movement, is a social movement which seeks an end to the rigid moral and legal distinction drawn between human and non-human animals, an end to the status of animals as property, and an end to their use in the research, food, clothing, and entertainment industries. read more

Animal Rights Movement (PDF: 19k) The Animal Protection Movement. Prevention of cruelty to animals became an important movement in early 19th Century England, where it grew alongside the humanitarian current that advanced human rights, including the anti-slavery movement and later the movement for woman suffrage. read more