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

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New England Reptile Distributers just released a video explaining a terrible incident involving the FWC (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission). This is also present in birds & mammals, however it is not fully present in fish & amphibians. The FWC then proceeded to kill the total 34 pythons using a bolt gun.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

To the Editor: Re “ In Europe, the Catch of the Day Is Often Illegal ” (“Empty Seas” series, front page, Jan. Only a vigorous, internationally enforced, decades-long general moratorium on commercial fishing can bring us back from this brink. 15): The appalling commercial demand for seafood will soon exhaust the oceans.