>The animals don't like it.

as opposed to the plant that longs for death?

there are plenty of nervous-system-like responses from plants that are undergoing destruction, why not just admit that the reason behind these complaints is a selfish human-empowering reason rather than the emotional appeal of "what about the animals?" ?

Won't anyone think of the plants?

"...you are denying others the right to live."

Isn't this basically just a condition of humanity? If it isn't a base principal can you point to a human that doesn't live that way?