Exactly this. Does anyone expect to have the same understanding as pharmaceutical chemist about what goes into making medicine? Does anyone like what happens to animals that are needed to test on to help ensure the safety and efficacy of these drugs? Nope. Do we say to ourselves "I would love a cruelty free method of medical drug producing but, guess what, it's what we have and I am OK w it as I will not stop using medicine for everything from headaches to chemo."

This is the same w consuming animals. Sure, if you could grow meat in a lab for equal cost, taste, and nutrition, wo no weird side effects, I would choose that. If not, I'll choose the cow in the field. Just like taking aspirin, etc. for a headache I could live w, I do not choose to eat meat but I do so bc I can and want to. I reject the baseless ethical assumption that it is my responsibility to manage the suffering of animals.