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"Do insects experience pain? Yes. Well actually, this concept has been disputed, but I think recent evidence suggests that they do experience what is defined as pain."
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Insect suffering"So, given that we cant be sure whether insects experience pain, how should we treat these creatures? When I was teaching insect anatomy and physiology I insisted that the students anesthetized insects before conducting experiments that we would expect to inflict pain on a mouse. [...] It seems ethically obligatory to guard against the possibility that insects feel pain. If we use anesthetic and it turns out that insects dont experience pain, the material cost of our mistake is very low [...] However, if we dont use anesthetic and it turns out that the insects were in agony, then the moral cost of our mistake is quite high."
"Do insects experience pain? Yes. Well actually, this concept has been disputed, but I think recent evidence suggests that they do experience what is defined as pain."
"In the story of the life of the Buddha, in the early days of the samgha the monks had no fixed abode but wandered throughout the year Eventually, the Buddha instructed monks to cease their peregrinations during the torrential monsoon period in order to prevent the killing of insects and worms while walking on muddy roads"
"Whenever taking a step, always watch for ants and insects. Prohibit the building of fires outside (lest insects be killed) and do not set mountain woods or forests ablaze."
"Een plaining flies to thee have spoke, Poor trifles as they be; And oft the spiders web thoust broke, To set the captive free."
"There is much debate as to whether invertebrates can feel pain, although most species show responses to adverse stimuli."
"Life is lifes greatest gift. Guard the life of another creature as you would your own because it is your own. On lifes scale of values, the smallest is no less precious to the creature who owns it than the largest."