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Why are some animals considered ‘pests’? It comes down to culture and convenience
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uh, spreading deadly diseases? hentaivirus?
this post was submitted on 22 Jul 2026
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The mouse that found my cats food bowl and shits all over it every night for the last few days is absolutely a pest... I hate that little cunt. :/
Animals who invade your space and fuck up your shit are pests... That's really all there is to it.
Bonus points for eating your food and making you sick in return.
Sounds like toddlers
I don't know, I'm down to classify wild turkeys as pests. I wouldn't mind explaining to someone that my home is infested with wild turkeys.
I once heard from a gorilla that humans will call a pest anything that eats anything humans eats, or eats anything that eats what is eaten by what humans eat.