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National Justice for Animals Week

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From the better late then never category, the ALDF is having a National Justice for Animals Week to raise awareness about animal abuse. ALDF was founded in 1979 with the unique mission of protecting the lives and advancing interests of animals through the legal system. For more information, please visit www.aldf.org.

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The Florida FWC illegally killed 34 pythons and one 10-year-old pregnant Boa constrictor

Reddit Animals

link] The strategies used by professional reptile keepers are only successful because they take into account the behavioral flexibility of the reptiles. Reptiles that are not treated ethically simply do not make good pets.

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EPA Wants to Rely Less on Animal Testing

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The EPA will still use animal testing for the foreseeable future, but in smarter ways, Kavlock said. For a long time there will be a need for animal testing," he said. The only way we can study some things is in animals." They've served their purpose well.

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Deconstructing Slate's "Pepper" Series

Animal Person

He differentiates those animals from what he calls "the cute animals" which is important and one of the few passages that I appreciated in this series. The fact that we care about--and fight for--animals based on how cute we have deemed them to be is disgraceful. Why should we euthanize Clayton and start over?