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minus-squareSnoopSqueak@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·6 hours agoHaving lived in the US all my life, I think the public reaction to cattle poison spray would be “well, as long as I can’t taste it in the meat.” I wish we all had more empathy for the life we share this planet with.
minus-squareMalyca@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 hours agoIt’s not just empathy for the sake of empathy. We are part of a delicate ecosystem that is affected in millions of ways, especially unnatural things. Everything we do to it will splash back on us.
Having lived in the US all my life, I think the public reaction to cattle poison spray would be “well, as long as I can’t taste it in the meat.”
I wish we all had more empathy for the life we share this planet with.
It’s not just empathy for the sake of empathy. We are part of a delicate ecosystem that is affected in millions of ways, especially unnatural things. Everything we do to it will splash back on us.