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Zoos aren’t for animals. They’re for us. | Zoos say they’re leaders in protecting wildlife. But is it true? (www.vox.com)

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[–] the_q@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But that single deer didn't need to die. That's my point. You don't have to eat meat. That deer has just as much right to live as any human. You keep using mass suffering as justification to kill that one deer as "better" but it isn't.

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No attempt at justification, it's accepting my biological footprint and having a personal understanding and a decision on what e cost of it is. We both have one. But you can't say for sure the cost in animal lives of your choices.

You can downvote this like the other respectful comments I've given you, but it doesn't change the blind eye you're turning on the fact that your food still has a cost of life, you just hand those responsibilities off to someone else. I don't feel like you're open for discourse on this, so I'm going to politely disengage with you now. I'm sorry we couldn't find any common ground, because we both spend more time thinking about these things than the majority of people ever will.

[–] the_q@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I get the whole 'respect' schtick probably gives you an easy out for arguments like this. It also probably makes you feel like your opinions have the same importance or weight as anyone else's, but you hunt. You hunt and don't need to. Any kind of explanation or discussion of balance etc is negated by the fact you hunt.

You are right though. I'm not open to discussion because you're objectively wrong.

[–] wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one 2 points 1 year ago

Its such a shame that anyone who actually knows about this topic objectively calls you a liar tho, right?

Like damn, it really must sting that every single professional who studies ecosystems for a living wholeheartedly does not agree with you.