Originally posted by: C3PX
I am completely against pointless killing of animals, or merely killing them for sport.

"Merely" killing for sport, cruelly or unwisely ignoring other proper concerns is definitely wrong, but I would like to clarify that killing animals for sport is not wrong by itself in every instance. There are honorable and wise approaches to killing animals for sport, and we simply have to keep them in mind if we engage in such sport. (I personally don't hunt animals and never have, but I respect the tradition.)