No, I don't believe domestic animals are 'more important' than farm animals. I love pigs, cows etc. I just don't believe people who choose NOT to be ''vegos'' are lesser human beings. You guys who condemn people who aren't vegetarians... If you asked your grandparents or great grandparents about being vegetarian, they'd probably laugh. Because that is all people knew... Even now, country people who own farms care for and nurture their animals, but certainly aren't monsters for not being ''vegan''. I just think that's so judgmental.
I agree that is all people knew.
Thankfully now we know better & more about our anatomies, and our planet and our ethical conduct (we now teach our children to be socially responsible).
Once aware of the facts, however, it is hard to morally justify continuing the old, unwitting ways (I dont want to use the word ignorant, as it is NOT my intention to offend anyone).
What may concern all people, animal lovers or otherwise, is the meat industry's effect on our planet- harmful emissions & exponentially growing use of limited resources- contributing considerably more harm to our planet than all the planes, trains, cars- more than all the world's transport industry put together.
To continue to do something just because it is what we/our families have always done, when it is proven to be not in our best interest, & not aligned with our human ethics, is a view that seems not to take advantage of our developed human brain, so capable of thought, reasoning & moral judgement (isn't that actually the main reason people believe animals less capable of developed thought are ok for us to eat, in fact were created just for that purpose?).
Interesting that our capacity for thought is many peoples justification for eating/mistreating animals with lower-order thinking, yet we choose to ignore this capacity at our convenience. Meat does taste good & I know lots of people who have to not think about where their meat comes from, so they can eat it without feeling bad. Ignorance is bliss & many would rather continue to enjoy the taste & not know/focus on the process by which this arrives at their plate. They don't want to know, & as long as they don't know, or don't think about it, it makes it ok for them to eat it.
I think it's beyond argument that our digestive system & the human body functions most efficiently without meat protein. All nutrients are better absorbed in our body if from plant sources.... You only need to do a course/read a book on nutrition to find evidence, and, of course, many top athletes would not omit meat from their diet with the intention of achieving optimum health & performance. I'm sure they analyze their diets very carefully.
Anyway, just wanna say, check the facts, don't just do what your grandparents did because they did it (pardon the pun, but the expression "following like sheep" comes to mind...I'm sure it's not ok to eat us, even if we don't utilize our capacity for higher order, independent thought)
Let me put it this way... I breed frogs in my backyard. I have tadpoles everywhere, because I breed gorgeous green tree frogs, graceful tree frogs etc. However, I don't condemn (JUDGE) people who believe frogs legs are a delicacy... I just feel great knowing I'm doing my part for them. What others do is their choice. 
An ignorant hypocrite hey? Very interesting. No such thing as an animal lover who eats meat you reckon?? Wake up sweetheart. Go take a look at how life in the country works. Try that little speech on them and see how ya go 
