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I get what you're saying, but we have to draw the line between animals and vermin somewhere. Ticks, ants, bees, mosquitoes, roaches... these creatures are pests, and aren't worth the same consideration as, say, a bird or whatever. Everyone's line is somewhere different - maybe you are fine with spiders, maybe you hate even some mammals like rats, but there are some pretty reasonable experiential reasons people hold these opinions. It's easy enough to think a rat is cute when there aren't a bunch scurrying around your apartment complex making a mess of the place.
I do think there are of course exceptions. I'll never sympathize with people who go after animals that stay outside in their natural habitats, stuff like gophers or whatever. They have to live somewhere, after all.
Swap bee for fly and I'll agree, bees and wasps are pollinators and don't bother you if you don't bother them
Flies on the other hand are the most disgusting of all, they land on and eat literal shit then land on your food to spread filth and disease
Bees are pests if they're in your house. Like, one or two getting stuck in, yeah I'll help them find their way back home, but beehives inside your house? Nightmarish. Happens more in cold places, I'm told, since houses are warm.