As a human, I care a lot more about humans than the other species on this planet. To be clear, I care about the other species on the planet also, but if I have an opportunity to save one human or five dolphins from a burning building...
We'll see how high and mighty you are when the entirety of order Cetaecea is made equal, and packing, man-thing.
Seriously, anthropocentrism is a habit that can be broken. The fact that people instantly feel badass at the prospect of challenging something unarmed just reinforces my belief in the fact the only universally respected language is violence;and further that equality without the clear and present capability to reciprocate violence is not true equality at all.
I guarantee every person against preserving the Natural Order would object way louder to equipping and enabling the Natural Order to preserve itself.