Eating sad animals makes us sad too

I know this sounds wild but I feel like eating animals that die in sad or bad circumstances (meaning most of the animals in the American food system) also makes us sad. I feel like the people in power want to make us more subservient and make us forget our own humanity so they only make food available that makes it easier for us to feel this way. Sad animals = sad humans.

I’m not a vegan or even vegetarian but I am just being more mindful about where my meat comes from, and if I don’t like it, I try not to eat it.