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Four in ten Britons say animal lives are worth the same as human lives (lemmy.vg)

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Kind of a weird question IMO. I don't even think animal lives are worth the same as animal lives. Is a single deer's life the same as a single ant's life?

I consider myself to be kind and thoughtful towards people and animals -- I'll save snails or worms that I find while gardening, but I also will kill mosquitos that are inside my house, and move spiders outside where they will potentially die.

This isn't even getting into "special" animals like pets

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

... but I also will kill mosquitos that are inside my house, and move spiders outside where they will potentially die.

huh, i just let the spiders be and they take out mosquitos and other bugs for me. we're symbiotico, that way.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

I'm scared of / uncomfortable with spiders, so they're not allowed inside

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Don't particularly love spiders, but I'll never kill one, even in my house.