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The Gap Between Wildlife and the Animal Rights Movement

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The birds had evolved without a predator like this, and with the new snake having no predators, it had no problem decimating the island’s birdlife. People interested in animal welfare who are against this idea are completely missing the point here. Obviously its perfectly fine to concentrate on one particular problem (i.e.

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We Should Kill More Lions

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The interests of those working for conservation and those working for animal rights and animal welfare don’t always perfectly align like you might think they do. Like with animal rights, the goals of conservation and hunting are not quite lined up, but they can be quite similar.

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