I think that comment was absurd - in your twisted way you are saying that humans and animals are the same. While we eat animals, and have for a long time, I am looking mainly at HUMAN life. Even bringing animal life in as a comparison is just-- stupid. Human rights is the issue here... not animal rights.
Yes, so am I. However, I'm defining what exactly makes human life better than other animal life. You're not, and expecting it to be self-evident. It's not.