Animals as Food

I have an honest question for you.

If killing animals for food is not part of God's plan and is tantamount to cruelty and murder, then how does one explain God-created carnivores like tigers, lions, eagles, sharks, beetles, and ladybugs?

If killing animals for food is cruelty and murder, and yet God created a system where half of all animals survive by killing and eating other animals, what does that say about God?

I seriously would like an honest answer to this question.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Gregory