Should it be illegal to kill animals for food?

[Sbane]

Well, certain animals do exploit other animals for food. The difference with humans might be that we are capable of not eating meat and surviving. This is different from other omnivores in the wild, or even our ancestors, since we have the resources to get the right amount of nutrients through a diversity and abundance of plant sources. In the wild, someone might not have that luxury. Thus, is it really moral for us to kill animals? I still go with amoral since obviously not everyone will have the resources to make that happen and sometimes someone might need a micronutrient they need from small amounts of meat and we can't say they are immoral for keeping themselves healthy. Moreover, if we ate more plants and less animals, we would become more sustainable as a species. We would increase our carrying capacity by making this simple change.

[Sbane]

You do realize animals have to be fed as well, don't you? All that land used to grow grains for animals could be used to feed humans. And all the water used to grow animal feed, and given to animals in factory farms could be used for agriculture and other human needs. We pump into animals way more than we get out. That is basic biology. We would be able to feed more people if we didn't eat animals.