Humanity should respect animals.

[Tenet Nosce]

Interestingly, I've been hearing of more and more spiritually-aware people suddenly choosing to become vegetarians lately!

I remember something even last year about meat consumption falling in the U.S... I'm not surprised to hear that at all.

I don't consider natural means to be violent, though it might be traumatic and sudden. When I say violent I am referring to one entity snuffing out the life of another.

Isn't Gaia an entity?

Hmmm...you could be right. It never entered my mind that some children might want to kill it...or ignore it.

Yes- that's all I have been trying to say on that angle. It would never occur to somebody like you because the idea is totally foreign to your inner nature and biases.