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You question implies that man’s starvation—and related suffering and death—is somehow something for which God is responsible.
God created man good, in his image and likeness (Gen. 1:26-27). Our first parents willfully chose to rebel against God, thereby sinning and introducing death and other negative consequences into man’s earthly existence (see CCC 396ff.). Those consequences include a fallen nature for mankind in general thereafter, making life more difficult (see CCC 402ff.).
In addition, starvation in the world is often the result of manmade corruption. Also, regarding climatological factors that impact starvation, those do not result because of a defect in God’s design but rather arguably stem from the disorder introduced by the fall of the devil—the prince of this world—and his demonic minions, before the fall of man (see Rev. 12:3-4, 7-12; 1 Pet. 5:8-9).
And yet God does not abandon us in our contracted original sin and personally committed sins. He sent his eternal Son to redeem and save us (see John 3:16-17). Indeed, God wants to save everyone (John 3:16-17, 1 Tim. 2:4, 2 Pet. 3:9). Through his one redemptive sacrifice of the cross, Jesus also shows how suffering can be redemptive. Similarly, though he does not will our sufferings, he can permit them so as to bring about a greater good, namely our holiness and ultimate eternal salvation (see Rom. 8:28).
Indeed, Jesus says that we must carry our crosses in emulation of him but that these crosses will be redemptive, not destructive, if we walk with him (see Matt. 16:24-25). Similarly, St. Paul teaches that we might undergo what could be called “severe mercies,” but they are permitted by God for our perfective good, not our destruction (see 2 Cor. 2:8-10). And the suffering of others gives us the opportunity to grow in holiness and advance the gospel (see 1 Cor. 12:12-26, Matt. 25:31-46).
Regarding animals, they were not created with immortals souls, so suffering and death would have been inevitable for them, irrespective of whether original sin took place. For more on that subject, see this Catholic Answers analysis by Matt Fradd and a related post by Jimmy Akin.