Well Franklin's reasoning may aid in his own conscious, I can't say mine is as easily calmed, or if you would, fooled. Yes, in nature other animals often rip each other apart and consume the muscles of the fallen, in fact there are also (although few) human animals who eat other human animals, however the knowledge of this fact does not make my mouth water every time I see a newborn.

Animals eat other animals because they need to survive, where as we humans do not. It is the same with human murder; would not a young girl who stabs and kills the larger man who was attempting to rape and kill her be forgiven for her crimes? Self defence is not the same as murder. If the same girl simply stabbed an equally large man who was tying his shoe, would her punishment be the same? When given the option between killing or being killed, most living beings will choose the former as it is the rosier outcome of the two.

Although the ideal farming practices idealized by Mr. Charles are far superior to the factory farm alternative, the simple fact remains that it is the unnecessary taking of another life, for no purpose or reason and I believe the word for that is murder.

-Luv B.A.D.