[FredZarguna]

and would definitely try to eat us if they could figure out how

Which makes them good at what they're designed for, but not evil.

[Boogieman]

Well, evil is a silly word to apply to animals, so I use it jokingly. They aren’t good or evil really, but they certainly don’t have our best interests at heart. They’re purely selfish animals, only cynically manipulating humans for their own convenience.