In one of the most foolish things I’ve seen in a while, French animal-rights activist and anti-specist, Aymeric Caron said, “People should not kill mosquitoes but allow them to take blood donations”?!
Even other activists say he’s gone too far.
Never mind the great number of pathogens–malaria, yellow fever, dengue and a slew of others.
In this podcast, I look at what Caron said and some of the astounding numbers as it pertains to mosquito-borne illness and death.
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