I've always found this particular schism really strange. People will be passionately protective of one type of animal while being perfectly happy for another as

I've always found this particular schism really strange. People will be passionately protective of one type of animal while being perfectly happy for another as-far-as-I-can-see-equivalent animal to be factory farmed and fried for breakfast. There's a lot of interesting mental calisthenics that goes on in mammal brains to allow our social, empathic behaviours to coexist with predator behaviours.