anti-cruelty
Opposing animal abuse
Anti-cruelty describes efforts, laws, or organizations aimed at preventing cruelty, especially toward animals: anti-cruelty legislation, the Anti-Cruelty Society.
The term appears most often in the names of animal welfare organizations and in legal contexts addressing abuse or neglect.
Moral claims for fauna
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- rescueSave from harm
- shelterProtected place or structure
sanctuary · rehabilitation · adoption · foster · volunteer · awareness · education · outreach
Compelling compliance with rules
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
ASPCA · RSPCA · legal reform · criminalization · felony · misdemeanor · inspector · investigation
Intensive livestock production system
- battery cageConfined poultry housing unit
- slaughterhouseAnimal killing facility
- laboratory testingScientific examination of specimens
- fur farmRaises animals for pelts
puppy mill · marine park · rodeo · bullfighting · dogfighting · cockfighting · trophy hunting · whaling
Identifying attachment or marker
- syntheticProduced artificially, not natural
- plant-basedSourced from flora
- conscious consumerBuyer considering broader impacts
- boycottOrganized economic protest
sustainable · fair trade · ethical fashion · faux fur · faux leather
animal rights
Moral claims for fauna
shelter · sanctuary · rehabilitation · adoption · foster · volunteer · awareness · education · outreach · petition
enforcement
Compelling compliance with rules
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
ordinance · ASPCA · RSPCA · legal reform · criminalization · felony · misdemeanor · inspector · investigation · seizure
factory farming
Intensive livestock production system
- battery cageConfined poultry housing unit
- slaughterhouseAnimal killing facility
- laboratory testingScientific examination of specimens
fur farm · puppy mill · marine park · rodeo · bullfighting · dogfighting · cockfighting · trophy hunting · whaling · sealing
label
Identifying attachment or marker
- syntheticProduced artificially, not natural
- plant-basedSourced from flora
- conscious consumerBuyer considering broader impacts
boycott · sustainable · fair trade · ethical fashion · faux fur · faux leather
- animal ethicsanimal ethics, animal welfare, animal rights, animal protection, animal liberation
- Social Reformabolitionism, prohibition, moral reform, reform movement, temperance
anti-crueltyapathetic
Without feeling or concern
unfeeling · cold-hearted · hard-hearted · unconcerned · unmoved