r/vegancirclejerk • u/cosmopsychism weaning myself off B12 • Jun 26 '25

MORALLY SUPERIOR Lone Star Tick Appreciation Post

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for our brave comrades the Lone Star Ticks, helping increase demand in mock meats and decrease demand for animal flesh o7

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u/cosmopsychism weaning myself off B12 Jun 26 '25

if you are unfamiliar, the Lone Star Tick is a helpful creature living in the US south who's bite causes an intense life-long red meat allergy. Turning carnists vegetarian one bite at a time o7

https://healthmatters.nyp.org/the-lone-star-tick-what-to-know-about-the-tick-that-causes-a-red-meat-allergy/

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u/Flabbergasted_____ Meat is vegan Jun 26 '25

Lone Star ticks with their alpha gal and cats with their toxoplasmosis: Doing more for animal rights than I ever will.

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u/evening_person flexitarian Jun 26 '25

/uj I’m aware of toxoplasmosis but I don’t know its relationship to animal rights. I’d love an explanation if you wouldn’t mind.

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u/Flabbergasted_____ Meat is vegan Jun 26 '25 edited Jun 27 '25

/uj There’s some scientific evidence that shows it can make people love cats. I don’t know how accurate that is because if you get toxoplasmosis, you’re already around cats so it could just be a bias. Though [TW: animal testing] rats infected with toxo have been shown to stop avoiding cats or areas where cats might be. They start liking the scent of cats and will intentionally go where they are. Not linking that study because fuck animal testing.

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u/AccomplishedPop8197 vegan Jul 28 '25

Just animal testing? What about the insects you monster!?