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

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" However, various lines of scientific & behavioral research show that reptiles not only feel pain & experience stress the same way mammals & birds do, but that they are also likely capable of a range of emotions including anxiety, distress, excitement, fear, frustration, pain, stress, and suffering.

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According Animals Dignity

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In this New York Times op-ed column , Frank Bruni predicts that our understanding of and concern for animals is only going to grow as scientific advances help us to understand the rich psychological and emotional lives of animals.

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From Today's New York Times

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April 21, 2008 To the Editor: Re “ Million-Dollar Meat ” (editorial, April 23): In vitro meat might not appeal to everyone, but I am guessing that the day PETA awards its prize money will be a happy day for the billions of land animals bound for slaughter. Scott Plous Middletown, Conn., We call ourselves vegetarians.

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Roger Scruton on the Duty to Eat Meat

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Piety is the remedy for religious guilt, and to this emotion we are all witting or unwitting heirs. To such a question it is always possible to respond with a shrug of the shoulders. But it is a real question, one of many that people now ask, as the old forms of piety dwindle.

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From Today's New York Times

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While well intended, Proposition 2 is primarily based on emotion and not on a thorough scientific evaluation of all factors that contribute to animal well-being. To the Editor: The American Veterinary Medical Association urges California voters to think twice before voting on Proposition 2.

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Animal Companions

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The world of animals is a world without judgment, where embarrassment, remorse, guilt, and penitence are unknown, and where human beings can escape from the burden of moral emotions. Scruton appears to be saying that it’s selfish, or self-indulgent, to live with, love, and provide for dogs, cats, birds, and other animals.

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From Today's New York Times

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As a recent convert to vegetarianism, I found that it reinforced my feeling that the eating of living, thinking, emotional creatures is just plain wrong. To the Editor: Nicholas D. Kristof’s column broke my heart.