>Why hold yourself to a higher standard than you hold the animals you refrain from eating? For some, morality isn't fungible or based on the morality or others

>Why hold yourself to a higher standard than you hold the animals you refrain from eating? For some, morality isn't fungible or based on the morality or others (animal or human). If someone is a thief and willing to rob you, does that mean its okay for you to steal from them? It seems reasonable to me to hold a personal code of ethics and standards that isn't dependent (or at all related) to the ethics and standards of others (if any).