In my opinion there isn't a heck of a lot of difference between these "animal protection" organizations and the industry and its
proxies.
Another way to think of this situation is what we have seen in the environmental movement since the 1980's. What I have observed is that once any organization grows to a certain critical mass things change. There is always a disconnect from the
grassroots and survival of the corporate entity is job one. It was a back room
trade off. An "I'll scratch your
back, you scratch mine." The
industry is changing of its own volition due to recent developments in animal
husbandry and the re-engineering of the animals them selves.
As far as I know these "animal protection" organizations have never put into print, spoke of or promoted animal rights. It is the media that has conflated these animal husbandry reform organizations with animal rights and many well meaning
activists become confused and support them thinking that they are convertly
animal rights organizations.