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New Jersey Bear Hunt to Continue as Planned

Critter News

6 to 11, is authorized under the state’s recently adopted Comprehensive Black Bear Management Policy (CBBMP). A regulated black bear hunt is one important and necessary tool to deal with the growing number of bears, as part of the state’s overall, comprehensive approach to managing its black bear population.". On Monday, Nov.

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Tom Regan on the Animal-Rights Movement

Animal Ethics

But prejudices die hard, all the more so when, as in the present case, they are insulated by widespread secular customs and religious beliefs, sustained by large and powerful economic interests, and protected by the common law. To overcome the collective entropy of these forces-against-change will not be easy.