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The Parable of the Goat Mites

10,000 Birds

And so, when Salvador Ramirez left, there were feral goats on the island of San Clemente, the southernmost of the Channel Islands off the coast of California. And so the Friends of Animals took them to court, demanding an injunction and a return to live-trapping. And so, the U.S.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Animals in nature don’t need to be controlled by a species that has such difficulty in controlling itself. Priscilla Feral President, Friends of Animals Darien, Conn., The mustangs should never have been corralled in the first place. Let them go, and let them be. Allow them the dignity of freedom. July 23, 2008