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Jenna Marie Cooper: Killing animals is OK within reason

05/08/2024 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

Question corner Q: What is the church’s position on the treatment of animals? My vegetarian friend believes it is immoral to kill animals even for food. We recently hired an exterminator to eliminate rodents. This friend implied we should humanely capture them and release them, instead of killing them. This is not the company’s way, […]

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