Animal rights extremism represents a highly distorted view of nature and the natural world in general. In essence, people who hold to this philosophy are disconnected with nature and natural order. It is interesting that in third world countries where nature fulfills very basic needs such as food and clothing, where nature is held in the highest regard, the absurdity of animal rights has no place. To the people in these countries, animal rights would represent a disturbance to the natural order and a pathological way of thinking. To resolve this issue of animal rights, we must look at our interrelationships with other species.
Predators interact with prey, and prey interact with predators.
Natural law has never segregated species. The whole evolution of an ecosystem depends on relationships. Everyday, nature tells us that interrelationships between species are not only important, but critical. The prejudices of animal rights are promoting a segregation from nature, creating substitutes for this relationship, and in doing so are isolating humans from an interrelationship with the natural world. The long term effects of this isolated, disconnected confinement from nature as viewed through the eyes of the animal rights philosophy, are yet to be seen.