Posted: Mar 21, 2010 9:37 pm
I know so many people who kill spiders, flies, bugs, mosquitoes etc.
And when I ask them why they basically all say the same thing:
"They're annoying, disturbing, disgusting, dangerous...."
Whenever I see them first I try to rescue them but I often get ridiculed for my actions.
Sometimes I try to explain why I don't think killing is an option but in most cases I don't bother because it's of no use to try and convince them anyways.
I even know of some people who claim that insects aren't animals
Now why is that? Once animals get bigger, furrier or the likes they usually don't get killed and are just being brought outside.
Why all this disgust and unfeeling cold-heartedness towards those (often quite useful!) insects?
Mind you, I'm not a treehugger nor do I go around preaching that they should survive but I simply do not get it.
And when I ask them why they basically all say the same thing:
"They're annoying, disturbing, disgusting, dangerous...."
Whenever I see them first I try to rescue them but I often get ridiculed for my actions.
Sometimes I try to explain why I don't think killing is an option but in most cases I don't bother because it's of no use to try and convince them anyways.
I even know of some people who claim that insects aren't animals
Now why is that? Once animals get bigger, furrier or the likes they usually don't get killed and are just being brought outside.
Why all this disgust and unfeeling cold-heartedness towards those (often quite useful!) insects?
Mind you, I'm not a treehugger nor do I go around preaching that they should survive but I simply do not get it.