Poems of compassion dedicated to the non-human animals who share this planet
with us and the people who fight for them.
In 100 years there will be no insects left on earth, according to a global scientific review.
“Only when the last tree has been cut down, the last fish been caught, and the last stream poisoned, will we realize we cannot eat money.” ― Cree Indian Prophecy
“You shall not kill!” (Exodus 20:13, Deuteronomy 5:17)
Insecticide
(adulticide, larvicide, ovicide),
formicide, molluscacide, muscacide, aphidicide, vespacide…
- Pesticide! Hosticide! Verminicide! Tickicide!
…Piscicide, (ceticide, sealicide, ursicide…)
…Avicide (birdicide, sparrowcide…)
…Apicide…
…Weedicide, floricide, herbicide, phytocide…
Ecocide. Biocide.
Mundicide. Populicide.
Onmicide!
(Ambicide.)
NOTES: Denotes the killing of:
©Heidi Stephenson, February 2019
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