current issues of ethical concern

AIDS? Malaria? Other communicable, and underfunded/neglected diseases, mainly in tropical areas?

Homophobia? Religious fundamentalism? Illiteracy? Lack of access to basic needs (other than food) – shelter, water, health care? Gender inequality? Antipersonnel land mines? And so on.

I’d put every single one of those above “animal rights”, btw, because I put “human rights” ahead of it (has something to do with consciousness vs. a lack of consciousness, I suspect.)