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Sometimes we have those little epiphanies in the shower.. sometimes they come from other places. This is a home for those epiphanies.

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[–] daveywaveyboy@feddit.nl 11 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Universal healthcare for animals yes. A truly advanced civilisation would find the ownership of an animal by another (a pet) abhorrent. Animals are rational beings and have their own will, therefore we have a moral duty to care for them and not exploit them or keep them captive.

[–] shapis@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 months ago

The counterargument to this is that it’s not wrong to make good choices for those who cannot make them themselves.

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