animalists
/ˈænɪməlɪsts/
noun
- People who advocate for the rights and welfare of animals or believe that animals have moral standing.
- Many animalists also support plant-based diets.
- The conference brought together animalists from around the world.
- Animalists argue that factory farming should be banned.
- People who study or are experts in animals, especially in a scientific or philosophical context.
- The university hired two animalists to lead the new zoology program.
- As animalists, they spent years observing primate behavior in the wild.
- Animalists often collaborate with ecologists to protect endangered species.
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