Question for Non-vegetarians.
If Man killing a Man is Crime.
Than, why Man killing Animals isn't a Crime ?
Just because they cannot speak, or report somewhere ?
Or you think that they don't want to live ?
Or you think that they don't feel pain when you kill them for the sake of taste, or hunger ?
Answer me.
Non human animals are not given the same protection under the law, nor are they recognised as the same as humans under the law. Hence it is not and will not (in the foreseeable future) be a crime. At least not recognised as murder. It's also why you can't marry non human animals or why beastiality is (usually) illegal.
Granted I do believe in harsh penalties for those who torture or otherwise harm animals for their own amusement. That's just sick.
I am also not a fan of factory farming or other practices that cause extra harm to animals.
But we're omnivores. Some of us like the taste of meat. In the food chain something inevitably has to die in order for something else to eat and survive. That includes plants and grass. They may be able to feel pain and grass actually releases a distress chemical when cut in an attempt to get protection. Hence the smell of freshly mowed grass. It is literally impossible not to hurt something to eat, maybe if you only eat tofu? I dunno. Nature is cruel. We try to be humane about it, which is more than any other animal in existence has ever done. Hell some wild carnivores don't always eat what they kill. Sometimes just torturing prey to death as a bit of "sport."
