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German Artist Wants to Kill Puppies to Protest Dog Killings

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An unidentified German actor has been stopped by Berlin’s administrative court, following his announcement that he planned to strangle two puppies with cable wires on stage to protest against the slaughter of sled dogs in Alaska and hunting dogs in Spain, with their death being accompanied by a funeral march music and loud gong.

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DDT, oil spills, and a wall.

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My first ‘protest’ memory involved putting pencil to notebook paper and writing the President about the harmful effects of DDT. When news later reached our little town (likely through a newspaper) that the bird-killing chemical was to be banned, my environmental activism was born. 360 miles of National Park land at the border!

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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

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of Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Jon Gassett has indicated that if enough people write in protest, the proposed hunting season–due to start this December– will be reconsidered. Kills in Canada, Alaska and Mexico are not included in the count. Kentucky Dept. Tennessee found that out in January. But is this for real?

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Birding Shanghai in April 2023

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In Alaska, they were found to mimic 30 different species ( source ). Maybe they have decided to boycott species with Russian-sounding names as a way to protest against Putin’s policies. In fact, websites such as this one seem to offer package tours just to kill woodcocks.

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