This is exactly the way I look at animal life. They are all the same. I kill freas and I kill game and varmints. Dead is dead.
Well, it's not the same way state game agencies look at wildlife.
Shoot a coyote and let it lay. Then call your state game agency and tell them you did it.
Then try the same with an elk.
An elk has more value, both in terms of the 150-odd lbs of some of the healthiest meat you can eat, and the $600-800 per head that non-residents are willing to pay for just the chance to kill one.
And PS, by your logic, you'd feel exactly the same about running over an earthworm in your driveway as you would if you ran over your dog.
