I agree that wild animals should not suffer much due to anyone. But these wild animals like squirrels, raccoons, snakes; they enter the houses of people and makes it difficult for them to stay at their own place. Some people who face this problem they use some chemicals without reading whether they are poisonous or not which eventually affect the wild animals, while some people call professional wildlife removal from CT Pest Exterminators. Professionals from there do not use any poisonous chemicals rather they trap the animals and leave them somewhere they could be safe and at the same point, they could not the homes of the people in order for the safety of people.
Hi Michael. Thanks for your comment. Animals that become vermin make people’s lives, and what we as suffering reducers can do about it, is a difficult issue. The question of what to do about the suffering of wild animals that interact with humans a lot is a difficult one. For example, using poisonous chemicals to exterminate animals may cause them more harm in death than other potentially affordable and overlooked interventions. However, vermin don’t attract as much attention in this field right now. I expect it’s because while vermin are populous, the even bigger, and hence more important, populations of animals effective altruism focuses our research on are in the wilderness proper (e.g., a forest or marsh as opposed to urban/suburban areas). However, since there is such a dearth of thinking on this field, suggestions to improve or initiate better interventions for improving wild animal welfare in any domain are always welcome.
I agree that wild animals should not suffer much due to anyone. But these wild animals like squirrels, raccoons, snakes; they enter the houses of people and makes it difficult for them to stay at their own place. Some people who face this problem they use some chemicals without reading whether they are poisonous or not which eventually affect the wild animals, while some people call professional wildlife removal from CT Pest Exterminators. Professionals from there do not use any poisonous chemicals rather they trap the animals and leave them somewhere they could be safe and at the same point, they could not the homes of the people in order for the safety of people.
Hi Michael. Thanks for your comment. Animals that become vermin make people’s lives, and what we as suffering reducers can do about it, is a difficult issue. The question of what to do about the suffering of wild animals that interact with humans a lot is a difficult one. For example, using poisonous chemicals to exterminate animals may cause them more harm in death than other potentially affordable and overlooked interventions. However, vermin don’t attract as much attention in this field right now. I expect it’s because while vermin are populous, the even bigger, and hence more important, populations of animals effective altruism focuses our research on are in the wilderness proper (e.g., a forest or marsh as opposed to urban/suburban areas). However, since there is such a dearth of thinking on this field, suggestions to improve or initiate better interventions for improving wild animal welfare in any domain are always welcome.