Very important things you bring up here. Majority of people have been conditioned to not view animals as equals or even as having a life that they value and want to keep living. The conditioning starts as soon as we're born so it's no surprise that it's so deeply ingrained in our culture.

It is very unfortunate that governments only further the exploitation of fellow sentient beings. The reality is though, we can't look to governments/corporation/industry to make the change we want to see. We have to take it into our own hands and lead the charge ourselves. Change happens on an individual level and the less and less people there are that buy animal products, the less profitability there will be and we will see a decline in their availability. Veganism is exponentially growing as is evidence by the wide availability of vegan items in stores these days as opposed to years past. The world will one day be vegan. It may not happen today or even in our lifetime, but it's up to us to continue to spread the truth so that one day there is a generation of animals that are no longer enslaved. It may not happen as fast as we want it to, but it will happen. People will wake up one day. Nice post and keep up the great work spreading the message!