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The Gap Between Wildlife and the Animal Rights Movement

10,000 Birds

The animal rights movement is (rightly) closely associated with protesting things like factory farming, dogfighting, etc…basically, the mistreatment of animals. People interested in animal welfare who are against this idea are completely missing the point here. This makes perfect sense. The logic of this is ridiculous.

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US Retailers Concerned Over Australia's Delay in Ending Mulesing

Critter News

Why change for welfare purposes if there is no clear economic benefit? Mulesing, in which woolgrowers surgically remove parts of merino lambs' rears to prevent potentially fatal flystrike, has sparked demonstrations and litigation by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Such an awful practice.

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