This presentation brings up a good point. I presented on this idea in college and it wasn't recieved well.
Yeah, everyone wants to stop clubbing the cute seals, but what about the ugly animals? What about the fish, snails, creeps and crawlies? What about the ugliest animal on earth?
Do we accept killing tuna to extinction because they can't smile? Is our willingness to save a species tied to how human we percieve that species to be? Are we just suckers for a pretty face?
http://www.slate.com/id/2160742/slideshow/2160912/
Who wants to save the Aye-Aye?
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