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Simon Paynton
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@Unseen wrote, “Mostly, nature is about living and being killed rather than living and dying. Most animals don’t die with friends and relatives by their side as they pass on. If they aren’t eaten alive, they die a lonely and painful death.”

– so that’s another reason why we’re all connected. All life contains a multitude of processes, structures and experiences in common.

It’s true that some animals are pests, like cane toads in Australia, so it’s sensible to try and wipe them out. Just because lions kill baby elephants, however, is no reason to shoot them.