Your comment about there being a dividing line is only restating &quot;pigs are food, dogs and cats are pets&quot; rather than offering a rationalization for why this is the case. Sure, there is a dividing line, but <i>why</i> is there a dividing line? What makes the parakeet so different from the chicken, the cat from the cow?<p>I&#x27;m familiar with the changing public opinion, but shifting public opinion does not constitute a rational basis. I assume that you would not approve of eating dogs if the practice was increasing in popularity. I also know that people don&#x27;t keep nureongi as pets, but I&#x27;m not sure why you brought it up. Are suggesting that because they are specifically bred for slaughter this makes them OK to eat?<p>From my perspective I see a group of people trying to force their views on others. I&#x27;m intimately familiar with this story because I&#x27;ve seen it in many different forms. For example, for years my father and many of my friends did not have the right to marry in the US because of people just like you. Many justifications for this bigotry were offered, but in the end it all boiled down to &quot;it makes me uncomfortable.&quot;<p>So, what&#x27;s the rationale for why eating pigs is OK but eating cats and dogs is off limits? Is it just personal discomfort? Help me understand.