in some cultures its viewed as the most noble sendoff and respectful towards the animal to cook and eat it!! nothing to do with having a heart or not!! what about people who breed their own pigs for their own plate?? were all omnivores so its in our natural life cycle to eat meat so why not meat we have raised ourselves as was done for hundred of years??
i'd love to see him saved also but if he becomes a meal then at least he wasn't born and raised to die at the amusement of its keeper, at least someone got another use for him
cue up all the haters