Some animals are more equal than others Vox.com 1 day ago
How can you love some animals but eat others?
It’s a question posed frequently by vegan activists, often accompanied by a picture of a cute dog or cat juxtaposed with an equally adorable pig or cow.
Yet, as compelling as the argument may be to activists, the meat-heavy diet of most Americans reveals that the public remains untroubled by the question. Or, as one popular meme argues in response, “Because one is a friend and one is bacon.”
Despite Americans’ food preferences, most of us like to think of ourselves as animal lovers there’s about one cat or dog for every 2.4 people and many Americans can even express pretty radical views about animal rights, at least when pollsters call.