Why is it okay to kill insects, but not okay to kill animals?

3) Bugs are easy to kill relative to larger animals. The previous two issues are much more likely to lead to a "kill it" solution if killing is easier. Snakes are venomous but while you can squish a spider with little risk, stepping on a snake is just a good way to get yourself bit. read more

So it isn’t a matter of being okay or not okay to kill animals or insects, but one of society norms and customs and mans’ continued belief that humans are superior—a sad view that seems to dominate. read more

Humans will kill a bug and think nothing of it wither it's how much pain it goes through,or if it has a family.but when you kill a person everyone thinks your mad. look at earth before and after humans were on it.all humans do is take up resources and move on, everyone is a parasite just leeching on the earth to survive. read more

So, it's okay to kill an ant because it's stupid and inconsequential on its own, whereas a cow is reasonably intelligent, can feel pain, can suffer, all that stuff. It's also not totally clear whether or how some animals feel pain or not, so some people try to justify it that way (you'll hear that from people who only eat fish a lot, for example). read more