Zetti Question

Catherine Cooney is a Space Patrol cadet on a training mission. On a newly discovered world, she encounters the Zetti, a civilization of intelligent lizard-like creatures who breed humans for food. As a shepherd herds a group of children toward a Zetti's hungry jaws, Catherine is faced with the choice of respecting this culture or saving her fellow humans. Her hand hovers over the butt of her laser pistol...