Thank you for your direct answer. I'll keep my reply simple, because this is a matter of simple logic. By reducing human beings to the level of animals, you destroy the foundation of your own moral condemnation of savagery. Consequently, your own moral condemnations of the boiling of a lobster and the torturing of a cat over live coals are self-refuting. To use another lazy cliche, your philisophical feet are firmly planted in mid-air. No personal animosity intended here. That's just what I see.
Cordially,