Perhaps like me you have lost your blood lust. There are a few predators I will shoot but otherwise I enjoy wildlife. And their lives, often tough, are all they have and I would rather watch them, and feed them, then to snuff out what little they have. Name your critters and enjoy them - except the big bad wolf, coyotes and a few winged thingys.
Your point of view is in synch with mine. As a youth I hunted possums with my grandfather (hence my screen name) but once I plugged a mother possum between the eyes and then saw all her babies, who would surely perish. I there and then lost all interest in hunting and killing God's creatures.
Unlike you, I must add that I would not shoot a wolf unless he was attacking me and that was my only option. And coyotes? I know so many on FR thrill in relating how they kill them. But aside from my general beliefs on killing, how does one get past the appearance of these creatures? They look so akin to dogs.