In Genesis 1:1-2:4, God first creates the heavens and the earth, then the plants, fishes, birds and all the other animals -- and God repeatedly declares that this creation is good.
Finally, God creates male and female human beings in God’s image and gives them dominion over the earth. They are to fill and subdue it.

We are all familiar with these parts of the creation story, but we often overlook what God then says to the man and woman: "See, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit; you shall have them for food. And to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food." The passage concludes, and indeed, it was very good."

The message is startlingly clear: we were given plants and fruits for food, and so were all the other animals who have "the breath of life" in them. Not only are all the creatures of the earth proclaimed to be pleasing to God, but neither animals nor we are given other animals to eat. The beginning of Genesis depicts a harmonious creation where none kills to live.

Read the complete article, “Animals and the Love of God”, by William Greenway at the Texas Best Friends Network Community

Also see:
Is God a Vegetarian?: Christianity, Vegetarianism, and Animal Rights by Richard A. Young