In regards to eating meat

[Diana]

That's a good quote.

About loving animals more than humans. I have found that to be largely the case with animal lovers. I know a specific person, not on this forum, who will save a lady bug then turn right around and berate an overweight person. This person is also very unforgiving toward children and is unaware that they are not adults in small bodies. I think it has something to do with considering an animal's ignorance to be its disposition requiring .... restitution?

you could be right. A famous example would be Brigitte Bardot.
I think I read a study somewhere that people who have been let down by others will turn to love animals more than humans instead. Because they won't disappoint them the same way than humans.

There may be people like that. But the individuals on this site are thinking, intelligent, spiritually minded people (I assume).

The reason could be that humans have a collective responsibility for the harm done to this planet in so many ways. Animals live in equilibrium and are not culpable. They have intent to survive and not to destroy. You may be able to cite an example of an alpha male killing another male, but this is survival.

So the general feeling toward animals is that they are innocent of the planet's trouble. Humans aren't innocent, collectively even. There have been times in my life when I have despised the human race. Of course I transmute that negative thought. But I have no such feelings about animals.