People always like to claim to be the spirit of all things, and are not willing to be in the company of other animals. Even if they cannot escape the category of "animals" in terms of biological classification, they do not want to be called animals with other "animals", and they name themselves "higher animals".
Citizens of the Earth, in the dictionary long since compiled by human beings, refer to "all creatures living on the earth". But with the passage of time, human greed and arrogance have grown, and human beings have eliminated other creatures from the "citizens of the earth" in a gesture of respect for all things. A "species hierarchy" is enforced among all earthly creatures by human beings with their violence. Just like the hierarchical system practiced in ancient India, the Nazi party practiced the caste system, dividing the creatures into three, six, and nine classes, while humans occupy the highest level, enslave them, and slaughter them. Just to satisfy personal will and desire.
Who gave humanity the right to do what?
God? gods? There have been sacrifices since ancient times. Cattle, sheep and livestock are offered as tribute to the gods that humans believe in. Humans believe in gods, but what about other animals? They don't necessarily.
Animals that are slaughtered as a tribute may not feel that it is a great honor to be slaughtered and enshrined on the altar, even before the slaughter, humans have done a lot of complicated rituals around it and said a lot of beautiful words. This is not honorable.
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Theory states that human needs are hierarchical. Animals also have needs, but their needs are not necessarily followed. Perhaps all they value is just survival.
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