I truly cannot understand how anyone can read the article about how terribly animals are treated in Canada and not be horrified.   How can the suffering of millions of sentient beings not be a cause for concern for everyone?  Nothing is stopping you from caring about your other issues as well, but inflicting terrible suffering on other beings needs urgent attention right now. It's the least we can do since we humans are the ones causing their suffering by demanding their flesh. As Ghandi famously said "The greatness of a nation can be judged by how its' animals are treated".