Hrowing up in the rural US I have eaten many animals, birds and fish that others have not though of eating, mostly because I hunted and fished for them myself. I you are foing to be disappointed to find iut that there isn't one universal answer. Part of it is cultural and part of it familial and personal. I for one have always been an adventurous eater and have always tried a new animal when given the opportunity. I have had birds as pets and I have eaten birds. I have had fish as lets and I have eaten fish. I have had cows as pets and eaten beef. I have two dogs as pets currently yet I would try dog meat if given the opportunity. I may be in the vast minority of the people that will be posting in that I have never shied away from eating animal. But on the other hands my dogs provide me with great comfort and support and training them was a source of great accomplishment for me. I would never dain to eat one of these two dogs because they are my family. The only answer I can offer you is that people are fickle; you don’t eat or care for animals becaus eod the way you were raised and I have always had and eaten animals because that was the way I was raised. This was an interesting topic to think about; thanks for the post @xyzashu!