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Painless Predator Termination: A Moral Consideration

The article grapples with the ethical dilemma of predation in the wild, questioning whether humans should intervene to prevent the suffering of prey animals. It specifically examines two potential interventions: herbivorizing predators through genetic modification and painlessly killing predators. The author argues that painlessly killing predators is preferable to herbivorizing them, despite the cost to the predators. The argument is built around the premise that the benefits to prey outweigh the harms to predators and humans, further claiming that the identity of future generations is not negatively affected by the choice. Ultimately, the paper explores the conditions under which such an intervention might be justifiable, acknowledging the potential ecological and psychological consequences. The author suggests that predators themselves, if aware of the harm they inflict, might accept such a fate.