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Animal cruelty brings up a lot of interesting ethical questions. How many of you swatted a mosquito last summer? Put some ant killer on your lawn? How many of you use anti-biotics to kill living bacteria? Can't we all just get along?
It seems that for the most part most people place greater value on the lives of animals based on cuteness. Puppy > guinea pig > chickens > lizard > snake > mosquito and so on. But maybe it is more of our perception of their perceptions. Which animals suffer like us? Mammals, being most like us, are the most important and should be treated the most "humanely". Lizards and snakes? Damned cold-bloods! Here nature was cruel to those animals that aren't very expressive.
Ever watch a snake kill a rabbit? That will turn your stomach. Is it cruel to feed a rabbit to a snake? Well, it is food right? It was damned difficult for me to watch. I know that.
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