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Reform works. Because of welfare campaigns, gestation crates for pigs are banned in several US states and the EU. Cosmetic testing on animals is outlawed in 40+ countries. Battery cages for hens are illegal across Europe. Logic: If we cannot abolish meat consumption tomorrow, we must mitigate the horror today. Saving 100,000 animals from torture is better than saving zero animals for a theoretical future utopia.

Welfare advocates work within existing systems to pass laws for larger cages, better veterinary care, and more humane slaughter practices. Understanding Animal Rights: The Philosophical Shift Reform works

—and others like him—deserved more than just to be "treated well" while waiting for a home. They deserved a legal status that protected their most basic interests, such as the right to self-determination and an environment that allows for natural behaviors Battery cages for hens are illegal across Europe

The gold standard for welfare is the originally developed for livestock but now applied across the board: Welfare advocates work within existing systems to pass

has made legal inroads too, but they are radical and rare. The most significant victory is the recognition of "non-human persons." In 2016, an Argentine court ruled that a chimpanzee named Cecilia was a "non-human legal person" with rights to bodily liberty, transferring her from a zoo to a sanctuary. Similar cases have occurred for elephants in the US (NRO).

The evolution of animal welfare and rights is a reflection of our own growth as a society. As we bridge the gap between "us" and "them," we recognize that a truly civilized world is one where the vulnerable are protected, and the capacity to suffer is met with a duty to care.