Vegetarian, Vegan and Animal Rights
In reply to the discussion: What the fuck? [View all]DetlefK
(16,456 posts)What do you think why there are no feral dogs roaming our cities? Because we catch them. That's why dog-catchers exist. Ever heard of dog-catchers? Do you think that people chase feral dogs for fun???
What do you think why we don't run into feral cats in our cities? Because we neuter our cats and prevent that they have kittens on their own.
What do you think where racoons have their bad reputation from of rummaging through trash?
What do you think why we lay out rat-poison in our cities? For fun?
What do think why some public buildings are spiked with pointy wires? TOO PREVENT THAT PIGEONS LAND THERE AND SHIT EVERYWHERE. BECAUSE BIRD-SHIT IS CAUSTIC.
And it wasn't humans who introduced wild animals into cities. The wild animals introduce themselves into cities because they do not recognize that this is an artificial environment. They think this is just some weird kind of forest or whatever.
What do you think why bears pillage trash-cans? What do you think how crows learned to pick discarded fast-food from trash-cans? Do you think that humans brought these animals into the city?
And do you think that wild animals are only dangerous by themselves?
Ever heard of tetanus? Ever heard of rabies? Ever heard that foxes are notorious for spreading tapeworms? Ever heard that cats are notorious for spreading the toxoplasmosis-parasite? Here's some advice for free: If you get pregnant, stay away from cats.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxoplasmosis
"They were here first."
Will you get equally upset when the invasive species is not homo sapiens but somebody else?
What about the american gray squirrel invading Europe and replacing the european red squirrel? Does that make you angry?
What about racoons wreaking havoc on european biotopes? They are an invasive species. European animals were there first. Should we get rid of all racoons on the european continent?