God, then I would ask that person to substantiate the position that nature is a conscious force. If one wants to argue that consciousness could arise from something other than a brain, that is finite, I would respond by saying that a hypothetical does not hold water in comparison to what is actually observed to be the case. Basically, rights are ideas that guide behavior and ideas are created by a conscious being. These behavior-guiding rules would have to transcend any one person or society to apply to all of humanity. Rights maintain social order and preferred views.
Rights only exist if someone or something decides that they exist.
Rights cannot be found in nature and absolute rights are not found in a governing body. This is not to say that I do not condone the unnecessary suffering of animals, but please do not involve morality, as if it were some absolute imperative and condemn those who eat meat. All rights reserved.