I would, therefore, say that for no reason whatsoever, except in self-defence, should one think of killing any animal.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
In most of the world, it is accepted that if animals are to be killed for food, they should be killed without suffering.
If you can kill animals, the same attitude can kill human beings. The mentality is the same which exploits nature and which creates wars.
Certainly it is wrong to be cruel to animals and the destruction of a whole species can be a great evil. The capacity for feelings of pleasure and pain and for the form of life of which animals are capable clearly impose duties of compassion and humanity in their case.
It's not so much about killing an animal, it's being at peace and you don't have to worry about all the other things that go on. That's a couple of hours a week that you get to escape but it's nice to do that.
I urge you to ask yourself just how honorable it is to preside over the abuse and suffering of animals.
I know lots and lots and lots of vegetarians who think it's perfectly all right to kill animals for food to eat, but don't do it because they think all the ways in which it's done are wrong.
I believe if you're prepared to kill the animal, you're allowed to eat it.
I don't eat animals. I rescue strays and take injured pigeons to the wildlife rehab. I carry spiders and wasps outside in a cup covered with a 3x5 card. It would only follow that I'd take pause when contemplating the abrupt and apparently brutal ending of a tiny human being's life, or even a potential human being's life.
It's a moral question about whether we have the right to exterminate species.
The nature of human beings is to eat meat and fruits and vegetables, and therefore we have to kill animals. I don't have a problem with that. But it's a sacred moment. It's a gift of life.