• DireTech@sh.itjust.works
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      8 days ago

      Makes sense in that environment. If someone doesn’t have at least one grandparent that endured some shit then their family lived a very fortunate life. Or more likely didn’t pass down stories of just how bad things got.

    • Janx@piefed.social
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      8 days ago

      Even that’s still a very different scenario. Survival for you/your family, vs intentionally dooming a defenseless, sick animal to a slow, painful death (or laughing about it, in your case). That’s not a stereotype, that’s basic human compassion and empathy.

      In your first example, euthanasia is far better than “tossing a sick animal in the trash”. Obviously. Anywhere in the world, no matter the poverty level, there’s cheap, quick, humane ways of ending an animals life. And yes, I would do it personally, if I had to. Intentionally choosing suffering over a quick end is wrong.