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by jraph 1127 days ago
Textbook (caricatural) whataboutism [1], that's why you are probably getting downvoted.

One of the problem with this argument being that it's not the same set of people that can/will work on these separate issues, and solving one does not prevent solving the other one. Also, the money spent for one issue would not necessarily go to the other issue anyway: they are not linked.

Structural issues with our worldwide distribution of wealth system are causing climate change and poverty, not taking care of the dogs, and this is what needs to be fixed.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism