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New bird flu variant found in Nevada dairy cows has experts sounding alarms: ‘We have never been closer to a pandemic from this virus’ (fortune.com)

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[-] AnimalsDream@slrpnk.net 27 points 1 day ago

If we could get enough people to stop eating animal products at the same time, it would simultaneously lower their personal risks of infection, the risks of another pandemic, and it could hit the animal ag industries hard - who are some of the largest funders of the gop.

[-] Tofu_Ninja@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 23 hours ago

I love the enthusiasm but the movement would immediately be labelled as woke and a lot of people would start eating more animals just to “own the libs”

[-] AnimalsDream@slrpnk.net 7 points 23 hours ago

The people who would do that would be putting themselves at greater risk when the next pandemic does break out. That's their problem - especially if they've been informed on everything they can do to help and protect themselves.

[-] ploot 9 points 20 hours ago

That’s their problem

Unfortunately, with how pandemics work, it would be everyone's problem.

[-] AnimalsDream@slrpnk.net 4 points 20 hours ago

It already is, and they're already speedrunning us into the next one. All the more reason to focus on protecting who we can, and who is willing to not be an active harm.