No. Because we're merely borrowing our time on Earth, & Animals truly want us to be good. Because animals are good. They are of the environment of which they were born. Animals are innocent. They are not responsible for our sorrows. Anybody who hurts innocent animals is just a bad person, plain & simple. No moral justification & if anyone agrees, permaban me right now.
Because I'm here to distinguish between Good & Evil. However bitter The Midnight Pill is, there will always be a silver lining to it.
That is, Good is greater than Evil is greater than Apathy.
You are in pain because you surpassed Apathy, then surpassed Evil.
Those faithful to Good deserve catharsis.
It is morally objectionable to hurt yourself if you are righteous & pure.
I do not want to see Good Men hurt.
And to me, animals are indeed innocent unless Evil Humans bred them for War, or as Sexual Beasts of Burden.