No. Not automatically. Animals don't have rights. Not dolphins, not elephants, not chimpanzees, not bonobos, not octopus. Not even eusocial animals like ants o

No. Not automatically. Animals don't have rights. Not dolphins, not elephants, not chimpanzees, not bonobos, not octopus. Not even eusocial animals like ants or bees, which clearly form stratified societies, and live within complex structures of their own making. There's no guarantee that aliens would enjoy anything beyond conservation status. If no diplomatic channels can be established with human society, we'll see species from other worlds treated like animals.