Unusually aggressive lone star ticks, common in the south-east, are spreading to areas previously too cold for them

  • @stray@pawb.social
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    -310 days ago

    Isn’t similarly militant and self-righteous when someone feels this way about trans rights or abolishing slavery?

    • NSRXN
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      39 days ago

      comparing slaves and trans people to animals is gross.

          • @stray@pawb.social
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            18 days ago

            But my point is that animals should not be treated “like animals” either. They should be included in the social contract and afforded a basic minimum of respect and autonomy, not enslaved and exploited.

            • NSRXN
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              28 days ago

              treating animals like animals is absolutely appropriate

              • @stray@pawb.social
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                18 days ago

                I put the phrase in quotes to indicate the meaning of treating someone poorly. Treating animals poorly is not appropriate.

                • NSRXN
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                  18 days ago

                  opinions will vary on what constitutes poor treatment of an animal, but i think everyone would agree that “Treating animals poorly is not appropriate.”

    • trevor (he/they)
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      19 days ago

      Nooooo. I have to reduce veganism to a dietary preference instead of a rights movement so it’s easier to dismiss it because a vegan was annoying or whatever one time!