[etni] Fw: re: Animal rights


----- Original Message ----- From: nat or bec - natorbec@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [etni] Fw: Animal rights

I believe it is so:

animal rights: animal is the adjective describing the type of rights we are talking about, rights FOR animals. Also...human rights...rights FOR humans. (We do not say people rights).

animals' rights: animals is the plural noun which possesses rights, the rights of animals, but rights are not possessed, they are a function of social behavior FOR animals or humans or what have you...

Please let me know if this needs more explanation and I will do my best!

Becky Glueck


Avraham wrote: 
A student asked me a question I could not find a reasonable answer
to. Can you help me?
 Why is it correct to say: animal rights and not animals' rights?


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