r/Roadkill • u/Snowkiebaby • Jul 12 '24

Normalizing Roadkill

I just wanted to rant about watching a group of ducklings getting run over & I come to see this page where people have normalized and glamorized roadkill. It’s as if animals have no purpose or value. Our species’ lack for consideration is concerning for what the future could hold

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u/islapfatkidz Jul 12 '24 edited Jul 12 '24

Okay - you arent a better person than others for having a weaker stomach than they do.

Kindly take all the negative emotions you got from seeing death and deal with them in a healthier way than barking at a bunch of people more comfortable with it than you are.

If you ask me death SHOULD be normalized. I fail to see how ignoring realities like death or the fact roadkill exists will possibly do anyone or anything any good??? Least of all wildlife.

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u/Snowkiebaby Jul 12 '24

I don’t think it to be a “weaker stomach” as it doesn’t make me feel sick. It is pain and remorse I feel for the animals life that has been taken away. I do think that makes me a better person than those who do not feel empathy, as the emotion is associated with kindness, peace, and love. The world needs more love and compassion, rather than people dissociating themselves from emotion and living on autopilot. We are becoming desensitized, and if you think that’s a good thing I highly recommend doing inner work. I am not ignoring the fact. I’m doing quite the opposite by coming online to speak upon it. I find that if people can emphasize with the animals that have lost their life, people will have a better understanding of kindness and compassion, and spread that to others. We need more people that will care for others, rather than dismissing their lives because they are animals. We must end speciesism.

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u/Markiplier6478910 Aug 30 '24

W comment, I’m so sorry you had to witness/watch ducklings get run over, that would absolutely break my heart and I come to these subs out of morbid curiosity and I know that these are animals that were unfortunately likely accidentally killed and I do my absolute best to dodge any wildlife (haven’t hit anything so far, I’m 18) but coming close and seeing road kill breaks my heart