Not sure what to think of my brother

He was really getting passionate about how he needs to become a volunteer and advocate for the animals. Then I said "now you know how I feel about cows and chickens".

Sounds to me like you were holding on to resentment from his teasing, and when he said he wanted to do something good, you responded with something addressing the resentment, and turned it into something about you. I don't think what you said was out of line, but a more appropriate response probably would have been some kind of support and positivity for your brother wanting to become a volunteer/advocate for animals.

I don't know why I said what I did. I think I want respect and maybe some acknowledgement that abuse is abuse for all animals.

We aren't perfect. Sometimes it takes us a while to peel at the layers before we get close to the core. Starting somewhere is a good thing. Is it perfect? No. Are you perfect? No. To someone, you aren't doing enough, either. To you, he isn't doing enough. Maybe ask yourself how you'd like to be treated by someone who's doing more than you and what they could do to encourage you to do more?

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