Killing an animal is not in itself a sin. The Bible lets us kill animals for food and for real needs, and it condemns cruelty: “A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast” (Proverbs 12:10). The Catholic Catechism teaches the same two things: animals may be used for food and clothing, and it is wrong to make them suffer or die needlessly. Both halves of that answer rest on what Jesus said about sparrows sold for a farthing: “one…

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