Memorial Service Held For Thousands Slain In Oregon

A picture of one of the fallen:

Yep, it's a memorial service for thousands of bees that died in an Oregon parking lot. 

Look, I'll be the first to say that I was a little angry when I read about this. I've posted several times that I have a thing for bees. If one of my hives died off, I'd be sad. Maybe shed a tear. Really.

A memorial service, though? Sometimes I wonder how far folks will go in attributing to animals the sorts of rights that belong properly to humans. I don't know. Just weird stuff.