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The Gap Between Wildlife and the Animal Rights Movement

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I know on some level, I think that’s something almost all of us can get behind…no one, except the most callous and cold-hearted of the human race things its fine to torture animals, or deny that they are capable of pain and suffering. This makes perfect sense. The logic of this is ridiculous.

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When conservation and animal rights collide

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It’s a fairly fringe position even among animal rights and welfare people, but it is an example of how the two movements don’t always agree. This is a very serious business here in New Zealand. The initial solution in New Zealand was to move species to islands where mammals hadn’t reached.