You implied, or rather asked, if the previous poster thinks humans > animals. I replied from a standpoint of assuming you believe a human and an animal have th

You implied, or rather asked, if the previous poster thinks humans > animals. I replied from a standpoint of assuming you believe a human and an animal have the same value. Thusly, one can only assume that you if you are against eating meat because the cow and a few field mice will die, you must also be against eating grain because a few field mice will die (and maybe a bird or two). You certainly can (and we do) impose human morals on animals. We put down dangerous animals (rabies, mountain lions venturing into civilization). We even put down pets if they're deemed dangerous (pit bull bit the neighbor). We neuter our pets, even the "animal lovers" encourage this. We also taken it upon ourselves to kill wolves if there's too many of them and they're about to exterminate the deer. So, to re-ask your question, what makes you more valuable than the dozens of field mice and birds that die so you can have your soybean sandwich?