Humans have treated animals as if they had no feelings for centuries. We have expected them to work and die for our many needs. However, only recently in history have we questioned our overall use for them. Do they have the intelligence to be treated right, and to what degree?
Chickens, for example, “clearly have interests, preferences and desires and are able to act to satisfy their interests and preferences,” "a fact that should give them at least some “right” to moral consideration by humans, with whom they share those traits, said Gary L. Francione, a professor of law at the Rutgers University School of Law in Newark, N.J."
These interests are the basis for many "natural rights" that we have in many parts of the world. It's generally accepted that humans have these rights, and over other animals, but, if they can think in complex ways, then shouldn't they have certain rights? Whose to say these animals should suffer, but whose to say they shouldn't. The answers to these debates are going to be revealed to society soon. The results may just win in favor of the animals. This would be a victory, and everybody should be aware to the result because it's not just a moral one. Food, medicine and products could be more expensive as a result. People in the world have to ask themselves if they are ready to start sacrificing for the animals for a change. It's obviously an important topic; as seen on the chart, animals are used for more things than most people realize.
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