Still No Meat

I've been doing some deep thinking. My whole sentient beings shouldn't be gnawed on theory might have a flaw in it. If the animal is already dead, is it still a sentient being? Does it still have any rights? Should I just let the meat rot? What a waste of life. I get that , as a beacon of light, I shouldn't go around stomping on earthworms. But if I happen upon an already dead worm, who am I harming by reaching down and plopping the little fella in my mouth? As for eating chicken, not only is the chicken dead already, but most likely it's already cooked. It would be an insult to this beautiful little bird, kind of like saying "you're not good enough to eat". This is going to need more thought. I still don't buy the argument that God put these animals on Earth for our own pleasure. What about the animals that dine on us, the sharks, the crocodiles, the elephants, are we put here to be their dinner? Oh, that reminds me, when I die, I want my ashes sprinkled on a rotting buffalo carcass, deep in the Yellowstone back country. This way a hungry Griz eats me, and my spirit melds with the great bear.