"Animals all over the planet kill each other for food. It's part of life." Agreed. But the least you can (and should) do is spare them the suffering and kill t

"Animals all over the planet kill each other for food. It's part of life." Agreed. But the least you can (and should) do is spare them the suffering and kill them instantly. Animals deserve, at the very least, the right to not be put through unnecessary suffering. They're not people, that's correct. Humans are the highly evolved species of the planet. In fact, we're so evolved that we've come to realize that taking pleasure in others' pain (animals included), just like the lack of ability to feel remorse or empathy, are potential indicators of serious mental illness (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_triad http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_triad). It's precisely because we're more advanced that we should show some humanity (I think this is a common sense definition) and not harm sentient beings without a clear need to do so. Or we can just treat anything and everything like expendable resources. Sounds a tad inhuman to me.