If killing is bad in Buddhism, what is the status of carnivorous animals?

Bright on Buddhism Episode 62 - If killing is bad in Buddhism, what is the status of carnivorous animals? What does loving-kindness and compassion look like for them? Are all animals looked upon in such a defeatist way in Buddhism? Resources: Brecher, W. Puck. Animal Care in Japanese Tradition : a Short History. Ann Arbor, MI: Association for Asian Studies, 2022. Print.; Ambros, Barbara R. Bones of Contention : Animals and Religion in Contemporary Japan. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press,, 2012. Web.; Keown, Damien. Contemporary Buddhist Ethics. Richmond, Surrey: Curzon, 2000. Print.; Tucker, Mary Evelyn., and Duncan Ryūken Williams. Buddhism and Ecology : the Interconnection of Dharma and Deeds. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Center for the Study of World Religions, 1997. Print.; Ohnuma, Reiko. Unfortunate Destiny : Animals in the Indian Buddhist Imagination. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2017. Print.; http://www.urbandharma.org/udharma3/vegi.html; http://www.urbandharma.org/udharma3/meat.html; https://khenposodargye.org/meditations/vegetarianism-tibetan-buddhism/; Edward Farrey; Nancy O'Hara (16 May 2000). 3 Bowls: Vegetarian Recipes from an American Zen Buddhist Monastery. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. X. ISBN 978-0-395-97707-1. Retrieved 14 October 2012.; https://www.shabkar.org/scripture/tantras/index.htm; https://www.shabkar.org/scripture/sutras/index.htm; Warner, Jisho; Okumura, Shōhaku; McRae, John; Leighton, Taigen Dan (2001), Nothing is Hidden: Essays on Zen Master Dōgen's Instructions for the Cook, New York, Tokyo: Weatherhill, ISBN 083480478-6; Baroni, Helen Josephine (2002), The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Zen Buddhism, The Rosen Publishing Group, ISBN 9780823922406 –Myna birds– https://youtu.be/-IhvD4nb8IE Do you have a question about Buddhism that you'd like us to discuss? Let us know by tweeting to us @BrightBuddhism, emailing us at [email protected], or joining us on our discord server, Hidden Sangha https://discord.gg/tEwcVpu! Credits: Nick Bright: Script, Cover Art, Music, Voice of Hearer, Co-Host Proven Paradox: Editing, mixing and mastering, social media, Voice of Hermit, Co-Host