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

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This makes it much harder for people to have empathy for snakes, even though snakes have retained all the biological features that are important to consider for animal ethics (just like turtles and lizards). If the FWC killed 35 tortoises on video, it would be on mainstream news. Of course they would react differently.

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40 Ways to Help Lab Animals

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Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing, in collaboration with a number of government agencies, has established AltWeb, the Alternatives to Animal Testing Web site. It is not a free country for animals in laboratories, but it is a comparatively free one for you. Get FOIAed Up!

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Global Warming

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News, recent satellite pictures reveal that a chunk of Antarctic ice 7 times the size of Manhattan has collapsed and broken apart. Do you believe that a warmer globe would be bad for animals, all things considered? Do you believe that a warmer globe would be bad for animals, all things considered? According to Yahoo!

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From Today's New York Times

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To the Editor: “ For ‘Animal Precinct,’ Reality Subject to Dispute ” (news article, July 23) missed the entire point of comprehensive animal welfare: that effective animal welfare requires both response and prevention. New York, July 23, 2007 Edwin Sayres President and Chief Executive A.S.P.C.A.

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Bad news for animals: The globe is cooling.

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From Today's New York Times

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To the Editor: In his past comments about protecting animals and nature, Pope Benedict XVI is building upon the Roman Catholic Church’s tradition of promoting faithful stewardship of all creatures (“ A Cat Lover in the Vatican Strikes a Chord With Cat Lovers Around the World ,” news article, April 20).