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- From: robert@isgtec.com (Robert Osborne)
- Newsgroups: can.general,talk.politics.animals
- Subject: Re: Killing bugs (was Re: Killing animals (was Re: hunting dog wanted))
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- Date: 27 Jan 93 01:28:19 GMT
- References: <1993Jan26.032719.12009@cdf.toronto.edu>
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- Rosemary Waigh (g9rwaigh@cdf.toronto.edu) wrote:
- : After the rain I gently move the worms who have
- : crawled onto the sidewalk back to the soil before they dry up (or before
- : someone deliberately steps on them :-( ).
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- Funny, so do I.
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- : I am currently planning on investigating the insect issue in more detail
- : (if anyone has any good refs on the sentience or lack thereof of insects,
- : please mail me).
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- Insects feel and avoid pain. They fit your definition.
-
- : I do think insects have many admirable qualities. (For
- : one thing, they are among the few animals who can thrive in Toronto...)
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- I've seen racoons, squirrels, rats, mice, foxes, mink, feral cats,
- moles, and rabbits in Toronto (and not at the zoo :-)
- Millions of birds. House pets.
-
- Rob.
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- Robert A. Osborne ...!uunet.ca!isgtec!robert or robert@isgtec.com
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