&gt; With that said, my choice was: embrace eating dog, or stop eating meat.<p>Why is that the choice? I&#x27;m not eating dog since there is no way I can ensure that the dog was treated with some minimum level of care before being killed. Probably a lot of the meat I eat was not killed in the most ideal conditions, but I like to think that I am buying better raised animals these days.<p>&gt; The contradictory way in which we see one living creature&#x27;s value over another is the reason I became a vegetarian.<p>My idea is that if we look at the economic value of animals it becomes less contradictory. Some animals taste good, can be put to work, give us enjoyment, provide materials we can use, are cute, are just fascinating etc. We&#x27;re willing to bear the cost of keeping these around in some way. Others have really little going for them, e.g. the mosquito.