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“Being kind to animals is not enough. Avoiding cruelty is not enough. Housing animals in more comfortable, larger cages is not enough. Whether we exploit animals to eat, to wear, to entertain us, or to learn, the truth of animal rights requires empty cages, not larger cages.”

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Tom Regan, born on November 28, 1938 and died on February 17, 2017, was an influential American philosopher. His primary research areas were animal rights and moral philosophy. His book 'The Case for Animal Rights' had a profound impact on the animal rights movement. more

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