What, then, is the way forward? A pure rights position—releasing all domestic animals into the wild or banning all animal testing immediately—is currently impractical and could cause ecological collapse. However, an exclusive focus on welfare is ethically lazy. The synthesis is a : using welfare laws to make animal agriculture so expensive, logistically difficult, and publicly repugnant that society transitions away from it. Banning battery cages leads to free-range eggs, which leads to the economic reality that meat and eggs are luxuries, which leads to a plant-based food system.

However, there is hope. We are seeing a surge in "clean meat" (lab-grown) technology that could eliminate the need for livestock slaughter. Dozens of countries have banned the use of wild animals in circuses, and several nations have recognized animals as "sentient beings" in their constitutions. Conclusion

Providing an appropriate environment, including shelter and a comfortable resting area.