"I love animals"

"I love animals"
"I love my dog"
"I love my cat"
- spoken by those who regularly eat slaughtered cows, pigs, chickens, deer, fish, etc.

How can you love "animals" yet be okay with eating them and the way they came to be nicely packaged at your grocery store? Is this not cognitive dissonance (a mental disorder)?

I'm not trying to make this a Vegan/Vegetarian thread because I myself have ate meat (but am trying not to) but I suddenly realized today how fucked up it really is that I can be totally fine with eating a hamburger/hotdog as I pet my dog or give her a bite. :/

cause I love how they taste

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i dont love animals
i love animals that belong to me or that im very familiar with
otherwise i dont care

I feel you OP. I remember being 14 once. When all the troubles and contradictions of the world become so apparent. You'll learn to get used to it and eat your sausage with glee.

I fucking hate vegans/vegetarians who try to be morally superior as though animals are equal or imply people want animals to suffer.

Not only that but they refuse to recognize the usage of animals in literally every product in their every day lives.

I don't like animals though

Pets are annoying

what if they live innawoods

I like animals for what role I intend for them
I like wild animals because they are mysterious and intriguing
I like pets because they are cuddly and cute
I like livestock because they are delicious and filling