Yes but you seeif you choose not to anthropomorphise, the pain becomes nothing to worry about it. You make it sound as if they're reveling in inflicting pain, which I agree would be immoral. It would be perfectly possible to be a foxhunter without imagining that the foxes are little humans undergoing terrible torment, though. Just like it's possible to be a fisherman without having sadistic feelings towards fish.
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