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What is morality is most effectively when confined to the human species only.

This is where we can draw the line between not killing humans & other actions related to human and the killing living non-humans for food and other reasons.

Then we can draw a further line why it is wrong to kill non-humans for pleasure and unjustified reasons, BUT such killing are not a matter of morality-proper.

Note, the above point DO NOT tantamount to killing and injuring is morally-right as most would counter-argue.
Since non-humans are outside the scope of morality, it is not logical to relate them to morality, except;

When living non-humans contribute positive interests to human individuals of the species, e.g. as pets, provide alternative labor, etc.

There are cases where it is wrong to kill and harm living non-humans, BUT such acts are not dealt within morality but other Framework and System, e.g. legal, veganism, social, customs, compassion, various laws, etc.

Agree/Disagree?

The Microbiome
The human microbiome is the aggregate of all microbiota that reside on or within human tissues and biofluids along with the corresponding anatomical sites in which they reside,[1] including the skin, mammary glands, placenta, seminal fluid, uterus, ovarian follicles, lung, saliva, oral mucosa, conjunctiva, biliary tract, and gastrointestinal tract. Types of human microbiota include bacteria, archaea, fungi, protists and viruses.

• Humans are colonized by many microorganisms; the traditional estimate is that the average human body is inhabited by ten times as many non-human cells as human cells, but more recent studies estimate that ratio as 3:1 or even 1:1.[3]

Some microorganisms that colonize humans are commensal, meaning they co-exist without harming humans; others have a mutualistic relationship with their human hosts.[2]:700[4]

Conversely, some non-pathogenic microorganisms can harm human hosts via the metabolites they produce, like trimethylamine, which the human body converts to trimethylamine N-oxide via FMO3-mediated oxidation.[5][6]

Certain microorganisms perform tasks that are known to be useful to the human host but the role of most of them is not well understood.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_microbiome

My point;

When humans take anti-biotics and various medicines or food, and are reckless in other acts,
they often kill and damage loads and a large % of the good symbiotic bacteria and living organisms within the body's microbiome,

the question is, are such acts immoral? especially for those [Pete, Flasher, Sculptor and the likes] whose idea of "morality" is not confined to the human species only.