[Salamander]

People > Animals.

Firstly, there is nothing wrong in killing animals. They kill each other, they kill us, it's the natural order of things. We are at the top of the food chain, so we can do as we please. Why should we spare a thought for an animal? They would kill us given the chance, and for exactly the same reasons too; it's necessary for survival. Though in saying this, I also don't approve of cruelty towards animals, that is sick and perverse.

Secondly, how can you say "They were cruel towards animals in the times of the Bible"? If God told you to go sacrifice an animal, what would you do? Say no? That's foolishness.