April
02
  8:55:01 PM

Should animals have assisted suicide, too?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just as a bit of fun for the Easter holiday, here’s a video from the satirical website The Onion about a gorilla who has been taught the futility of gorilla existence in the face of inevitable extinction. The story builds up a good case for physician-assisted suicide. Enjoy!



 

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