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Please help the itching is unbearable (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

I think its unethical to cause an animal to go extinct on purpose.

Counterpoint: guinea worm, a nightmarish human parasite with possible mentions back to ancient Egypt. As of the mid 1980's, it infected millions every year. Now it is on the verge of extinction due to a very concerted international effort. All those little worms were doing was causing intense physical suffering for humans and other animals.