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As long as it's legal, who am I to judge?

Animal Person

I haven't heard the "it's legal" argument in a long time and find the law to be such a completely separate concept that I don't even know where to begin. The law, as I was told by one of my professors during my ten minutes of law school in 1991, isn't about justice (it's about society functioning smoothly).

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Melange Monday

Animal Person

If you cannot videotape, how about a photo of your group/class/pets club holding up a sign asking for Nosey to be rescued from her daily torment ? Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language. This is an opportunity to be creative with getting your message across. Please, read the full story on the Action Alert below.

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The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and Who Pays for It

10,000 Birds

As a result of the funding mechanisms whereby state agencies rely on hunter purchase of hunting tags to maintain operations, these bureaucracies are not going to promote predators in the face of opposition from hunters.”. Allocation of Wildlife by Law – Public participation is essential in development of wildlife management policies.

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