Very rightly said. Most people eat animals because of the way they are brought up in this society. We need to blame the culture of consuming animals. Some cultures eat anything, some are quite picky and some do not eat any.
What I feel is that it is because of our ego and the dominance we want to prove on all animals; that's why we keep hunting for new varieties of animals and call it as adventure. Other thing could be that we don't respect animals as some being, we don't respect the Nature, the life and couldn't feel the inter-connectedness of all life forms. Once we start respecting life of all individuals and stop deriving selfish advantages out of their existence, we shall probably understand them better.
We are all raised in a certain way, but once we are grown up and develop our own conscience, we can decide better. Society is not always right and when we do right, we are taking a step towards a new tradition and helping the evolution of a new society.
Thanks for sharing your belief and experiences!