>Neither of these are addressed by equivocating this to wild animals predating. Yes, because the question is about how "cruelty" is defined. You can either say

>Neither of these are addressed by equivocating this to wild animals predating. Yes, because the question is about how "cruelty" is defined. You can either say killing in the wild is cruel or not cruel. If it's not cruel, then how is industrial slaughter cruel? If it is cruel, then one can pose the question of whether it's possible to slaughter industrially humanely. >I am only pointing out that there are real consequences to the current way we consume meat in a way that damages people and communities in a way that could be described as cruelty. Umm... Sure, but I think avalys was asking about cruelty to the prey, not to the predator.