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#CeciltheLion is a dangerous direction for conservation

10,000 Birds

Shoving a cat in a bin. The story with Cecil was something of an exception, but the universe didn’t disappoint and sure enough the latest hunter outrage story today is, predictably, about a woman hunter. The mobs that once enforced “justice” in the streets now do so online. I think we’ve all done it.

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Are We Much Better than Michael Vick?

Critter News

Hunters shoot down animals in cold blood for mere sport. In university labs nationwide, scientists inflict spinal-cord injuries on dogs and cats, inject rats with carcinogens, test dangerous drugs on monkeys, and do all kinds of evil things to guinea pigs in the name of scientific research.