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Don’t Kill Mosquitoes, They Need Blood To Feed Their Kids – Animal-rights Activist
Aymeric Caron, who is a television presenter, said the insects sucked human blood to obtain protein for their eggs, which was embarrassing for anti-specists who realise they are being attacked by a mother trying to nourish her future children.
A French animal-rights activist is asking people to stop killing mosquitoes. According to him, mosquitoes need the blood they suck to feed their kids. So people should take it like their donating their blood to the mosquitoes anytime they are bitten.
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Aymeric Caron, who is a television presenter, said the insects sucked human blood to obtain protein for their eggs, which was “embarrassing for anti-specists who realise they are being attacked by a mother trying to nourish her future children”, he said.
Anti-specists are those who oppose discrimination against any species, usually animals.
But British animal-protection workers said his comments were “a step too far” and were “an unhelpful distraction”.
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Mr Caron, who counts himself as an “anti-specist”, said animal lovers should allow the insects to bite, except in Africa, where they would risk catching malaria.
He said letting mosquitoes bite should be considered a “blood donation”, and although the ideal is to avoid killing them, they could be killed where necessary.
“One can consider that a blood donation from time to time to an insect who is only trying to nourish her children is not a drama,” Mr Caron said in a video.
A female mosquito really has no choice but to risk her life for her babies, he said.
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Mr Caron said to avoid being bitten, it was best to use natural mosquito repellents such as citronella, lavender oil or garlic, and to wash regularly and to avoid using perfumes.
Failing that, he urged people do follow the example of Albert Schweitzer, the philosopher and animal-protection pioneer.
“In Africa, where there is malaria, he allowed himself to kill mosquitoes. In France, where they are inoffensive, he allowed himself to be bitten,” Mr Caron said.
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However, according to the World Health Organisation’s latest malaria report, released last year, there were 219 million cases of malaria in 2017, with nearly half a million deaths.
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