I've been a Christian for many years now and I have to agree with compassionategirl. The original design for us was to simply consume the plants in the garden, which would also be consumed by the beasts of the earth. The only correlation between us and the beasts was that God instructed us to rule over them. As far as the Prince of Peace condoning such acts, in the Old Testament, there were quite a few animal sacrifices...............not that that means much, but still, it happened, and it pleased God. Interesting read though is Numbers 11. People crying out for meat because they were sick of manna, Lord gives them quail, then while the meat is still in their teeth, he drops a plague on them. Sounds sort of like today. People who consume meat are far more likely to develop cancer, heart problems, etc...(the plague). Coincidence, I think NOT!!!