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The Gas Station Bird

10,000 Birds

For instance, you can own a lion in Alabama, but not in California. You can own a gorilla in Indiana, but not a bear in Michigan. In Oregon you can’t own any “dangerous” wild animals, but you can get a special permit for a service monkey and anyone can fill their backyard with giraffes.

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UC Davis Named in Criminal Complaint for Mistreatment of Lab Animals

Critter News

The University of California, Davis is the focus of a major federal complaint charging it and two other nationally known university research centers have killed dozens of primates through traumatic injuries, veterinary negligence and other violations. The others are the University of Michigan and University of Louisiana/New Iberia.