I was sitting outside eating my lunch today when a fly came over and landed next to me. My first thought could have been, he's filthy... I should shoo him away. But something inside asked me to reconsider. I decided to let him stay. As I watched him, he rubbed his hands together as if he was washing them, just like a raccoon would do. I figured he wanted a bite of food. So I gave him a tiny portion of my veggies and rice. It occurred to me that he's not much different from a dog, begging for scraps.
I started thinking about my dog. (She passed away a few years ago.) Her favorite food was meat... the stinkier, the better. She would have gone through the garbage pail if I had let her. And she even wanted dog poo sometimes. Hmmm... so how different are these two creatures? Why are dogs treated like family members while flies are treated with disdain?
We spend billions of dollars on our pets every year and nothing on flies... except for a fly swatter. I remember a film shown at my grade school about the dangers of fly germs. But we kiss our dogs, knowing where their mouths have been. We humans make so many judgments. We decide who's smart and who's not... who's deserving of respect and who's not. Insects are among the most mistreated species on the planet. I think it's time for a change.
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