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The Florida FWC illegally killed 34 pythons and one 10-year-old pregnant Boa constrictor

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He had a legal permit to own them (Conditional Species Permit), and had legally microchipped them according to FWC guidelines. Reptiles that are not treated ethically simply do not make good pets. And their behavior is completely consistent with what we would understand as "animal sentience.

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Environmental Groups Call For End To USDA Wildlife Killing

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From WildEarth Guardians: WildEarth Guardians’ research reveals this agency is: • Biologically Unsound - Wildlife Services uses a “sledgehammer approach” to wildlife management, meaning over one million animals are killed each year using non-selective killing controls such as poisons, traps, and aerial gunning.

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