silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 1 month ago‘Explosive increase’ of ticks that cause meat allergy in US due to climate crisiswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-link‘Explosive increase’ of ticks that cause meat allergy in US due to climate crisiswww.theguardian.comsilence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square9linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
Unusually aggressive lone star ticks, common in the south-east, are spreading to areas previously too cold for them
minus-squarestray@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoBut 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.
minus-squareNSRXN@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agotreating animals like animals is absolutely appropriate
minus-squarestray@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoI put the phrase in quotes to indicate the meaning of treating someone poorly. Treating animals poorly is not appropriate.
Why?
it’s how people justify slavery
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.
treating animals like animals is absolutely appropriate
I put the phrase in quotes to indicate the meaning of treating someone poorly. Treating animals poorly is not appropriate.