Animals demonstrably have interest-states that can be wrongfully set back, and having a wrongfully setback interest is sufficient for a claim of justice on Feinberg's rights analysis.

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Feinberg's rights analysis(as used in philosophy of rights): A theory developed by philosopher Joel Feinberg about what counts as a right and who deserves protection. His work focused on when beings deserve legal and moral protections based on their interests.
Interest-states(as used in ethics): The things a being cares about or has needs for—like food, safety, or freedom from pain. When something has interests, it means their well-being can be affected by what happens to them.
Wrongfully set back(as used in rights theory): When someone's interests or well-being are harmed or prevented unfairly. For example, if an animal is kept in a cage when it naturally needs to roam, its interest in freedom is 'set back.'
claim of justice(as used in ethics and philosophy): An argument that something is unfair or wrong and that a person deserves remedy, fair treatment, or compensation.

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