animal rights

most agree that animals should have some rights. that probably depends on which animals one is thinking about. it also depends on the people who are asked. people are conditioned to value certain animals over others depending on culture or environment. if meaning giving cattle and chickens the same rights as dogs and cats, i wonder what the price of a hamburger would be? it is easy to tell that animals raised for food are given the treatment needed to return a profit. i am sure that if people spoke with their wallet or dollar to support or not support the treatment of animals, more people would listen. are people willing to pay more for the food because they value the rights of the animal it comes from? it also costs money to regulate and maintain these standards or rights animals? that cost would probably be passed on to the consumer, as usual. information can have an affect if people have access to that information. information will have to combat economic conditions as people do what they need to on payday. it is tough to pay twice as much for items just to support animal rights each week. most cave in and let others fight the fight and keep their money in their own pocket.