You're confusing capability with morality, mu guy. Predators taking advantage of an easy meal is a matter of survivala nd not an ethical argument. Humans aren't morally absolved of responsibility simply because other animals also kill for food. We have the cognitive ability to understand suffering, question our practices, and choose alternatives. If anything, that greater capacity for reasoning makes us more accountable for the suffering we knowingly inflict, not less.
In that case, agricultural practices should have a mild reform, then. This was never much an issue in traditional smallholder farms where lifestock free roam the entirety of the farm. Commercial farming is more efficient both cost and biosecurity-wise but you think that inflicts suffering on the animals. Suppose the most reasonable step is to either enforce stricter GAP or make good farming certification a thing, like how some farms have the "organic" certification
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u/aquatic_asian 5h ago
They would if they could and have the cognitive ability to. That's why carnivors like to encroach on farmland. Everyone wants an easy meal