[Paragon]

I have difficulty working out my own opinions about animal treatment, and admit to usually siding with the animals. To me, I see some (admittedly fuzzy) ethical differences between

1) euthanizing animals that would cause harm or probably feel serious pain before dying if let free
2) painlessly slaughtering animals for food (they are rendered unconscious in advance), and
3) enjoying animals inflict pain and eventually kill one another, with all the requisite training

For those that support dog fighting, where do you personally draw the line, if you have one at all? As an easy extreme, what about a dog torturing show? The crowd can watch some guy slowly carve the dog up into pieces, making sure that it's alive and conscious the entire time. Some people somewhere would find this entertaining. Does a "less right to live than humans" defense still hold here?