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Author: Eric Troncy | Douleur animale, bien-être animal, Université de Montréal

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[–] voracitude@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago (1 children)

TIL 😱 Poor little kitties, why are humans so thoughtlessly monstrous?

[–] 0xD@infosec.pub 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Because the sole reason for having animals is the emotional fulfillment of humans, however much it is dressed up as "for the animals." So whatever is annoying about these little fur balls is just removed as it serves no purpose.

[–] filcuk@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

That argument can be applied to anything.
I want to make my wife happy, because her being happy makes me happy.
That's all just human nature, and it's okay as long as what we do doesn't hurt others.