The answer to the 2nd question is No, because murder is a legal concept, and (other) animals aren't capable of understanding it. For similar reasons infants can't commit murder, and neither infants nor animals are allowed to vote.
The answer to the 1st question is a qualified Yes, because murder is a legal concept. If our legislators choose to make such a law, then yes - animals can be murdered. We could also take a very pedantic approach and say 'humans can be murdered, humans are animals, ergo animals can be murdered', but that wouldn't be in the spirit of the question. -- Cheers, Bob > > btw, *can* animals be murdered? - and is the concept > reciprocal?, if a Lion > snacks on a photographer who's taking a Safari holiday, is that also > 'murder'? > > > >
