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On Cat Killers and Mental Competency

Animal Person

People in South Florida are still in an uproar over the mutilation and slaughter of 19 house cats (allegedly) by 18-year old Tyler Weinman, who was declared mentally competent and not a danger to himself or others (!). We don't say we hate pigs and want to see them writhing in pain and slaughtered. We don't say we hate cows.

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On Jeff Corwin's 100 HEARTBEATS

Animal Person

The part that I definitely believe is laudable, and I can get behind, is in the final chapter: "Exploited to Extinction.". Or an animal that could use the aid of human intervention, such as the Florida panther, which has benefited from the culverts built to help it safely cross highways (221).