It's really crazy how little attention animal welfare is getting these days among so many others causes that frankly aren't anywhere near the same level of severity! The numbers are so astronomical now. Every year 100s of BILLIONs of animals are killed as part of the industrial factory farming process. If only their death was the worst of the tragedy...what's far worse is how basically every minute of their existence on earth is tainted with suffering (as part of the process that is only optimized for maximum yield). These animals have the same pain mechanism as we do, there's no debate about that at all and it's increasingly being proven that they also have emotions, feelings, dreams, etc. just like we do. Anyone who's had any pet can attest to that as well.
It never ceases to amaze how people happily stay ignorant to that inconvenient fact and get up in arms about political differences or "Social Justice" while the greatest atrocities are happening on a daily basis with what they indirectly support via their consumption.