ALF activists argue that animals should not be viewed as property, and that scientists and industry have no right to assume ownership of living beings who are the "subjects-of-a-life" in the words of philosopher Tom Regan.
ALF的行动者相信，动物不应该被当作是财产，并且科学家和企业无权对生命行使所有权，它们每个，用哲学家汤姆·里根（Tom Regan）的话说，都是“一个生命的主体”。