Would you care you share this sentiment next time there is a thread about the plight of dogs and cats in Taiwan? Such as this one: [Cats and Dogs in Taiwan Your attitude is the same as most Chinese: I take care of my family first.
This is not an endorsement of PETA. But it’s been said that a society can be judged by how it treats its animals.
Becoming a humane society is not something that has to be done one step at a time. We can work on more than one problem at once. Just like capitilism works best when everyone maximizes their own interests, a just society developed when people take on causes that mean the most to them.