• kwomp2@sh.itjust.works
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    7 months ago

    Wasn’t sure if you were joking. But after 3 minutes of research I see you weren’t. Thanks for that info. … turns out they don’t euphemize their euthanize.

    I’ll see myself out

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      7 months ago

      Admittedly it is a bit silly and we are anthropomorphizing them a bit, but it’s helps keep us from being monsters in how we treat the animals, which in turn helps people sleep at night.

      That is assuming people take it a little seriously and not just use the term as an excuse to justify being cold and ruthless in how we work with animals.

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        7 months ago

        I don’t think that’s anthropomorphizing, just an awareness that animals are being literally killed for the research and being respectful of it

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          7 months ago

          Well, they are not choosing to be sacrificed - its not like they are making a noble decision to be sacrificed. I guess that is what I meant by that.