Unbridled9 posted... It's not undefeatable. Watch. 'I don't care'.
There is a false equivalency here. Namely that the suffering of an animal is inherently equal to the suffering of a human. While it's true most people want animals treated at least somewhat humanely, the fact is we're discussing non-sentient beings reared specifically for food in a world in which omnivores and carnivores are not exactly 'rare' (and almost entirely more painful in their kills than humans). These animals are not even considered to be companions to humans. So while I can understand someone being outraged at the slaughter of, say, a dog because dogs are considered to be human pets which people often form close bonds to, occasionally reaching the same level as a bond with a human, this doesn't hold true for a cow or chicken.
Additionally a lot of the 'preachy ones' frequently intend to force their own, personal, choice upon others without even giving them the option to dissent. I.E. they want all meat banned meaning you would have no choice but to go vegan or starve. Granted this is a minority of a minority, but it's also an EXTREMELY VOCAL minority of said minority. That other vegans only rarely, if ever, condemn them makes it worse. At least atheists tend to advocate for a personal choice and condemn the people who actively try to make atheism absolute.
Ay! Yo! I beg to differ on the chicken part.
I once took a baby chick from my grandpas farm on a plane back to NYC(Ah the pre-9/11 years). We kept it in the back yard and grew up to be a full adult chicken. Gave us eggs. We loved it so much. It was like a dog to us.