• multifariace@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      I was asked to feed an outdoor cat in my neighborhood. I did. Several small animals have likely died because I helped one feel more comfortable. Do I need to go to prison.

      I exist in USA where habitat is constantly destroyed for profit. There is no way for me to not be a part of this system. Should I be executed?

      I fixed some damage to my home where there were carpenter ants digging in the wood. Not only did several likely die, but I also ruined their home. Shackle me to a trailer hitch.

      • quantum_faun@lemmy.ml
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        2 days ago

        I should have been more specific. The point isn’t about what predators do in the wild, or about accidental, unavoidable deaths. It’s about the violence that is intentional, done on a massive scale, and most importantly, completely unnecessary. It all boils down to choice. A lion in the wild isn’t having a moral debate about its next meal; it’s just surviving. We, on the other hand, have tons of other options. Nobody’s talking about punishing someone for accidentally stepping on a bug. It’s about questioning the entire systems that treat living, feeling beings like they’re just products for our pleasure or convenience, when it’s totally avoidable.

      • DivineDev@piefed.social
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        3 days ago

        Humans have the reasoning and introspection required to make the choice to not do unnecessary harm to animals, a lion does not.

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          3 days ago

          *most humans have

          It’s like humor, most people have it but not all people have it 😉

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              2 days ago

              Not my fault if you thought someone really thinks this:

              Put all wild meat eating animals in prison!

              Guess some people really neads the /s tag lol

                  • AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml
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                    1 day ago

                    Ironically yes

                    Not my fault if you thought someone really thinks this:

                    You’re a fucking idiot and you’re projecting here.

                    But more importantly you’re a coward who makes a point and tries to pass it off as a joke the second someone pushes back

                    Why not keep silent in the first place? No one needed to know you were such a fucking loser.