Let's go back to your dog and dear scenario. Say the dog owner is someone else. The dogs, acting on instinct, see a strange presence and protect their turf, killing the deer. The man, on the other hand, cognizant that the deer are harmless and looking for food or water, kills the deer even though he has plenty of food. Would the dogs, armed with that knowledge, do the same? How about the African lion? Can the level of savagery be measured correctly? Is violence mental as much as physical?
Human intellect, in the course of this particular judgement, is a handicap of sorts.
Perfect. There is no more you can say. The conversation has gone personal and I've yet to see anything good come from that.