By the way, at some point, I wondered if the insecticide-soaked bednets used by the Against Malaria Foundation were causing a lot of animal suffering.
I checked, and if I understand correctly, they are using pyrethroid, which is among the fastest-to-kill insecticides. So it seems comparatively ok.
Thanks for sharing! That gave me an idea for a post. Somewhat relatedly, I estimated the effects on wild animal of GiveWell’s top charities linked to changing land use are hundreds to thousands of times as large as those on humans. However, I do not know whether such effects on wild animals are beneficial or harmful, since it is super unclear whether wild animals have positive or negative lives. On the other hand, bednets painfully killing insects would be bad for insects if they would otherwise have neutral lives.
Thanks, CB!
Thanks for sharing! That gave me an idea for a post. Somewhat relatedly, I estimated the effects on wild animal of GiveWell’s top charities linked to changing land use are hundreds to thousands of times as large as those on humans. However, I do not know whether such effects on wild animals are beneficial or harmful, since it is super unclear whether wild animals have positive or negative lives. On the other hand, bednets painfully killing insects would be bad for insects if they would otherwise have neutral lives.
That’s close to my conclusion as well, indeed.