I think that cows are capable of connecting with people too. I have friends with their own farm and they raise cows. They keep one around because she's just too friendly. She always approaches them when they enter her pen and she licks them with that enormous tongue of hers. None of the other cows or bulls act that way so they couldn't bear to send her off to be slaughtered.
I would eat cat meat if I was hungry but I imagine it's not as good for you as other kinds of meat. Too high a risk of parasites and the meat is very lean (You can't eat just lean meat. It's the same with rabbits, too much isn't good for you. You need some fat).