Animals should have legal rights comparable to humans

Universal entitlements of all persons regardless of nationality, status, or circumstance, grounded in international law. Includes civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights. Promoted and monitored through treaty bodies, courts, and advocacy organizations operating at national and international levels.

Inquiry into fundamental questions about existence, knowledge, ethics, and meaning.

American policy and political argument over climate, conservation, pollution, public lands and the environmental regulation of industry. Much of it is fought through federal rulemaking and the courts rather than legislation, which makes each administration's regulatory posture the decisive variable.