Any human being who has loved a pet dog or cat and cried over its death cannot fail to see the hypocrisy of then eating a cow or chicken for dinner. We have convinced ourselves that animals have no feelings, when our everyday interactions with them tell us otherwise. I 'm glad that Kimberly French is willing to witness the violence done to animals so that she may eat meat. Most people in America are not willing to face the reality of their culinary choices. And it's certainly her prerogative to say that, having observed the butcher's knife, she feels fine wielding it.
Animals do suffer in the wild.
Animals kill other animals. It's the way of the world. But humans are not just another species of animal. We have the ability to choose peace and compassion. Every time one of us chooses to eat meat, we cause more suffering rather than less.