>>There's been a lot of talk about women's rights and so on, what about the rights of animals.
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>Speaking of which, have you heard about the legal recogniztion of animals in Switzerland?

That happened in 1992, earlier this year Germany changed it's laws to give animals the basics rights, like humans, to be treated with respect & have their dignity protected. Can't see if it protects them from being slain if they lay with a man or a woman though.