[Dr. Sivana]

Animals can not have rights.

Animals do not have rights, but people have an obligation to be humane in relation to the type of animal. There is nothing wrong with squishing a bug. There is something wrong with pulling the legs off of daddy long legs for fun. There is nothing wrong with killing a skunk, but maiming a cat or rabbit to watch it writhe and not finish the job is inhumane. Etc.

From what I have read of the case, the guy was torturing the animals at least in some cases. Even the mouse glue traps (and I have used those and the old fashioned spring types) are typically used indoors or right outside an entry, not in open property.

Again, I wouldn't throw the book at him, but I wouldn't want him babysitting my kids.

[ConservativeMind]

People should not “have an obligation to be humane” to some living entities and not to others. By what basis are you discriminating? Do you have any logic to this? Either it is okay to kill an animal or it is not.

Do tell us what that answer is to be.