I'm an individual and I value some things above others. I will help my friends and family members before I help strangers. I would take the proverbial bullet for them, but for you? I'd probably not.
Equally if I came across a trapped cat I'd try to rescue, if I come across a trapped housefly I don't take notice.
People who aren't vegan still value animals, just with hierarchies of concern rather than one rule to fit all. That answers the good faith portion of the comment, the virtue signalling isn't something I can provide an answer for.
No, things I disagree with aren't automatically virtue signalling. Feigning ignorance to ask an obvious question (Why do people treat different animals inequally?) but just happening to bring up their own moral stance is textbook virtue signalling.
Equally if I came across a trapped cat I'd try to rescue, if I come across a trapped housefly I don't take notice.
People who aren't vegan still value animals, just with hierarchies of concern rather than one rule to fit all. That answers the good faith portion of the comment, the virtue signalling isn't something I can provide an answer for.