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‘Explosive increase’ of ticks that cause meat allergy in US due to climate crisis (www.theguardian.com)
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Unusually aggressive lone star ticks, common in the south-east, are spreading to areas previously too cold for them

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[–] stray@pawb.social 0 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Why?

[–] nsrxn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

it's how people justify slavery

[–] stray@pawb.social 1 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

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@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

treating animals like animals is absolutely appropriate

[–] stray@pawb.social 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] nsrxn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 11 hours 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."