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Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks

10,000 Birds

A Greek Wild Boar A Spanish Wild Boar sow with young piglets I saw my first Wild Boar in Spain’s Coto Doñana many years ago, though I’ve subsequently seen them in many other countries, too. This isn’t an animal you want in your garden, or to meet on a road at night. and Mountain Hares in Scotland and Scandinavia.

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On Trial: Animal Torture Videos vs. Free Speech

Animal Ethics

The law was enacted to prevent the sale of videos depicting wanton cruelty to animals, such as “crush videos” in which a scantily clad woman, whose face is unseen, kills helpless animals such as rabbits and kittens by stomping on them with spike heels or her bare feet. In July, a divided U.S.