The main irony I find in many people that "love animals" and are vegetarian/vegan is these people tend to be just as likely to lock their pet up in a cage for 8-12 hours a day while at work. Then of course they also don't play with them. So the animals is essentially in a prison of boredom and minimal variety of food. It's like the Twighlight Zone episode where the guy goes to hell basically being trapped in a room for eternity.