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"Do you think humans have an innate compassion for other animals?"

i don't know if compassion is innate or not. and i surely don't think it would be the same for all humans. i am not one to attribute much to "human nature", whatever that might be.

i happen to have lots of compassion, primarily (but not exclusively) for non-human animals. i also have compassion for plant life. i even have compassion for the blackfiles and mosquitoes that make it so hard to be outside for a couple months a year. none of that means i won't eat a plant, or periodically some part of an animal, or even some insects if i had to. and it surely won't keep me from killing those pests that want my blood - i just make sure i kill them quick, no suffering.

also, why would humans not have movement between habitats/bioregions due to changing conditions, just like other forms of life do? i am the first to admit that modern humans are mostly a pathetic blight on the beauty of this planet. but it seems like you have a bit of a double standard.