英语翻译So far the movement has scored some of its biggest victo

英语翻译So far the movement has scored some of its biggest victories in Europe.Earlier this year,Germany became the first nation to grant animals a constitutional right:the words ''and animals'' were added to a provision obliging the state to respect and protect the dignity of human beings.The farming of animals for fur was recently banned in England.In several European nations,sows may no longer be confined to crates nor laying hens to ''battery cages'' -- stacked wired cages so small the birds cannot stretch their wings.The Swiss are amending their laws to change the status of animals from ''things'' to ''beings.''Though animals are still very much ''things'' in the eyes of American law,change is in the air.Thirty-seven states have recently passed laws making some forms of animal cruelty a crime,21 of them by ballot initiative.Following protests by activists,McDonald's and Burger King forced significant improvements in the way the U.S.meat industry slaughters animals.Agribusiness and the cosmetics and apparel industries are all struggling to defuse mounting public concerns over animal welfare.