Thanks - yes, eating with other people can be difficult due to the lack of understanding in society of how to create balance. It helps to understand that in a radically out of balance society, our actions to cause balance may appear to be 'radical' - but in reality that's a bit backwards.
Health of both humans and animals are at stake here - it's important not to devalue the humans just because we love animals and so many humans are out of balance. ;)
I followed your profile here - thanks for assisting!
Totally agree :) Empathy for all living beings is what we need to live in harmony and to be genuinely happy. Thanks for your response!