Defining the suffering of animals in a way that suits my objectives is not food for thought. Don't get me wrong, eating animals (and humans as mammals are legitimate food for other animals, too) is natural, it's how this planet works.

But that doesn't justify factory farming in the way it causes inconceivable amounts of suffering, and since mankind has advanced enough to produce quite good alternatives, I consider myself lucky to be able to eat meat-like tasting things without animals having to suffer for it. Also, some oat milks are great tasting, arguably better than cow milk for some purposes (coffee). And I say that as someone who drank 1-2 litres of milk per day for a decade.

All I expect of humans is to make a conscious decision to only eat meat when they really feel like eating meat, and not just because "you have to eat something". That's what I have been doing for ~15 years and my meat consumption has gone to almost none by now, where I will occasionally enjoy a steak anyways.