What is "animal liberation"

n. (context ethics social policy English) A social movement dedicated to the advancement of the interests and rights of non-human animals, consisting of theorists and activists whose views and actions range from very moderate to very radical in nature.

Animal Liberation: A New Ethics for Our Treatment of Animals is a 1975 book by Australian philosopher Peter Singer. It is widely considered within the animal liberation movement to be the founding philosophical statement of its ideas. Singer himself rejected the use of the theoretical framework of rights when it comes to human and nonhuman animals. Following Jeremy Bentham, Singer argued that the interests of animals should be considered because of their ability to experience suffering and that the idea of rights was not necessary in order to consider them. His ethical ideas fall under the umbrella of biocentrism. He popularized the term " speciesism" in the book, which had been coined by Richard D. Ryder to describe the exploitative treatment of animals.

Animal liberation may refer to:

• Animal rights, animals being considered as legal persons
  • Animal liberation movement
  • Abolitionism (animal rights), an abolitionist approach to animal rights
  • Veganarchism, a combined theory of animal liberation and anarchism
  • Anarchism and animal rights
• Animal Liberation (book), 1975 book by philosopher Peter Singer
• Animal Liberation (organisation), animal rights organisation based in Sydney, NSW.
• Animal Liberation Victoria
• Animal Liberation Front
• Animal Liberation Front Supporters Group
• Revolutionary Cells – Animal Liberation Brigade
• Animal Liberation Press Office
• Animal Liberation (album), 1987 compilation album from WaxTrax records
• Life release, a traditional Buddhist practise to save lives of beings

Animal Liberation was an album released by WaxTrax! records on April 21, 1987 to benefit PETA. Al Jourgensen of Ministry served as a producer on the album. Jourgensen doesn't perform on the album, but did produce all the links between tracks, news clips, quotes, etc., along with Bill Rieflin, Paul Barker, and Roland Barker. Paul Barker is credited in the sleeve notes as "Ion Barker," a regular pseudonym of his. Although this was an American release, the CD says "Made In England." The UK version included an extra track by The Smiths. The album was compiled and coordinated by Dan Mathews.

Animal Liberation is a nonprofit animal rights organisation based in Sydney, Australia, founded by Christine Townend and led by current CEO Lynda Stoner. It was formed in 1976, one year after the release of Animal Liberation by Australian philosopher Peter Singer. Animal Liberation's primary campaigns are to advocate against the use of animals for food ( factory farmed or free range), clothing, research, sport and entertainment, by promoting a vegan lifestyle.

Animal (De)liberation: Should the Consumption of Animal Products Be Banned? is a 2016 book, written by Jan Deckers and published by Ubiquity Press. The book engages with the work of many scholars who have written on the subject, including Carol Adams, Alasdair Cochrane, Gary Francione, Melanie Joy, Martha Nussbaum, and Peter Singer, as well as with the views of non-specialists, including slaughterhouse workers involved with the film Slaughterhouse: The Task of Blood, released by Century Films in 2005.