The moral and ethical bases of the protection of animals from cruelty and abuse. The rights are extended to domestic animals, laboratory animals, and wild animals.
Animal Experimentation
The use of animals as investigational subjects.
Animal Welfare
The protection of animals in laboratories or other specific environments by promoting their health through better nutrition, housing, and care.
Adoption
Voluntary acceptance of a child of other parents to be as one's own child, usually with legal confirmation.