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The Beautiful and Colorful Mourning Dove

10,000 Birds

Eliminates bullet fragments in the wound channel as it forms a”mushroom” or peels back upon impact. Delivers devastating hydrostatic energy and shock to a game animal. .” Benefits of non-lead ammunition: Less prone to fragmenting as it is harder than traditional lead.

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Black Bear

Animal Person

During a brief moment of insanity after the death of my pet kitty Brady in 1991 (at the age of 17), I attended Vermont Law School to study Environmental Law. But before my return, I would spend nearly $25,000 on one semester of law school, and learn a frightfully basic lesson that passed me by during childhood.

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On Trial: Animal Torture Videos vs. Free Speech

Animal Ethics

At issue in the case is the constitutionality of a decade old law passed by Congress and signed by President Clinton in 1999. That law, U.S. The law also made it a crime to sell videos in which animals were tortured to death by being burned alive, as well as videos of illegal dog fights. I don’t think so. Code, Title 18.48