And then there are those cows and bulls. I mean, we can't go on eating hamburgers and steak. They are being raised for meat. That won't stop until the culture changes; (been to India?). And Balut; seriously, how? Or monkey on a stick, of rattlesnake (mmmmm...I do love me some rattlesnake). When overseas, I've eaten pretty much everything that moved minus humans. Camel burgers? Yep. Balut, yup. Americans just identify with dogs as friends. I have had cat "steaks" and know good and well I have had dog as a platter among other warm blooded creatures. Just wait until the EBT cards flash $0.00. YOU will be on the menu.
One place I worked at, the co-workers would talk about what they would do if an earthquake leveled the building and we were trapped under it without food. A weird co-worker said he would eat me, and made some lip-smacking sounds, and described how he would carve me up. I happen to be a bit overweight. I said I would never eat a human, that's what separates us from the animals. He said he had no such qualms. He was a brilliant engineer but somewhat psycho (he loved to scream loudly into the telephone at help desk techs when he didn't get the responses he wanted). I had no doubts that he would eat people if given an opportunity! I'd rather die!
Cows and bulls are herbivores, making them natural prey meat.
Dogs and cats, OTOH, are predators.