The population of beef cattle isn't going to go up if everyone stops eating steaks and hamburgers.

> the genocide we commit towards animals on an hourly basis

It's not genocide, by definition, if we have no desire to extinct the species.

Holocaust then?

Still not quite right; still centers on destruction being the intention. The problem, I think, is that you're reaching for the most emotionally-charged words when they don't actually fit. We don't hate animals; they just taste good. So it's just slaughter on an industrial scale.

No, holocaust can be used for slaughter on a large scale too, so it’s a completely accurate use of the term.