Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat: Why It's So Hard to Think Straight About Animals

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Attitudes toward Animals among Kindergarten Children: Species Preferences (2015, background): “…are less useful or damaging, or that pose threats or health hazards (Prokop and tunnicliffe 2010; but see exceptions in Serpell 1996; Serpell 2004; herzog 2011). however, there are large individual differences in attitudes that are partially independent of the animal’s intrinsic attributes…”
The Psychology of Eating Animals (2014, background): “This reflects the “meat paradox”: Most people care about animals and do not want to see them harmed but engage in a diet that requires them to be killed and, usually, to suffer (Herzog, 2010; Joy, 2010; Singer, 1975).”
The Impact of Pets on Human Health and Psychological Well-Being (2011, background): “Although not culturally universal, pet keeping exists in most societies, and an array of theories have been offered to explain why people bring animals into their lives (Herzog, 2010).”