News from April 23, this evening, the hashtag #BlizzardDonates30MillionMaggotsToSaveBirds topped the trending charts on Weibo, attracting a wave of online attention.
It was reported that in celebration of Earth Day on April 22, Blizzard announced they would collect all the maggots they could find and transport them to TiggyWinkles Wildlife Hospital in the UK to feed and help save birds.
Blizzard stated that the quantity donated would depend on how many likes the tweet received.
For every 25 likes a tweet gets, 45,000 insects will be donated to TiggyWinkles to treat and rehabilitate birds. The maximum donation is around 30 million insects, worth over ten million dollars.
Today, Blizzard announced that the number of likes has reached the donation limit, and they will donate 30 million insects to the institute.
Some netizens commented on this: "What an abstract donation," "Even insects' lives matter," "Such a niche donation," "Am I seeing this right? This is the top trending topic. Donating maggots to hospitals, haha, Blizzard is too abstract! Saving birds, thumbs up."
