The only radical conclusion that it implies that "I like cats & dogs" and "who gives a shit about pigs" are statements you can hold at the same time.
This is certainly a pretty radical conclusion, mostly because it appears to be an utterly senseless distinction. I do not think it is the conclusion you're saying exists, though.
Indeed. And most people cheer when a single cow somehow gets off the slaughterhouse truck and goes on the run, and they root for the cow. People aren't really as "speciesist" as many vegans claim. The real problem is just as you describe: the extreme compartmentalization of their existing morality.
The only radical conclusion that it implies that "I like cats & dogs" and "who gives a shit about pigs" are statements you can hold at the same time.
This is certainly a pretty radical conclusion, mostly because it appears to be an utterly senseless distinction. I do not think it is the conclusion you're saying exists, though.
Most people intuitively think it's wrong to torture chickens.
Indeed. And most people cheer when a single cow somehow gets off the slaughterhouse truck and goes on the run, and they root for the cow. People aren't really as "speciesist" as many vegans claim. The real problem is just as you describe: the extreme compartmentalization of their existing morality.