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Data, safety regulations lacking when it comes to pets and vehicles

AVMA News

However, no data exists on how many pets have been injured or killed in car accidents. Around 45% of U.S. households own dogs and 26% of households own cats out of the total U.S. population of 128 million households in 2020, according to AVMA data. Owners often travel with their pets, whether for vacation or even a trip to the veterinarian.

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I am terrified of mice, but I feel horrible for killing them.

Reddit Animals

My uncle told me there was a big mouse and it was really fast so they had to kill it by throwing brick at it. They have to live in a world where us humongous giants kill them over finding something to eat? They have to live in a world where us humongous giants kill them over finding something to eat?"

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American Pets Alive! Creating a No Kill Nation

4 The Love Of Animals

Can you imagine America becoming a No Kill Nation? is dedicated to making America No-Kill by hosting a yearly National Conference that shares Austin Pets Alive!’s ’s innovative No-Kill programs to … Continue reading → The post American Pets Alive! American Pets Alive! can and it is our mission.

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

Reddit Animals

FWC officers arrived at a reptile facility and forcefully killed 29 reticulated pythons, 5 Burmese pythons, and 1 pregnant Boa constrictor. The FWC then proceeded to kill the total 34 pythons using a bolt gun. After killing Coffee's pythons, the FWC then committed another criminal act. How would people react?

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I killed frogs

Reddit Animals

So when I was a young lad we used to have loads of frogs in our garden. I hated them so I used to catch them underneath flower pots,go and boil the kettle and pour the scolding water through the holes in the top of the flower pot and burn them to death. Was I wrong to do this? What do people think?

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Crows, Contest Killing, and Communication

10,000 Birds

After scrolling through piles of furious emails regarding a recent blog about Rip Van Winkle’s Crow Killing Contest , it seemed to me that all of us needed Dr. Phil. The subject was not hunting; it was contest killing. And being anti-hunting does not weaken our position when it comes to contest killing.”. It will never happen.

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Rip Van Winkle’s Crow Killing Contest

10,000 Birds

Some people think it’s just plain fun to kill enormous numbers of animals and pile up their bodies, and when there’s no “bag limit” it’s legal to do so. Obviously killing contests have nothing to do with traditional hunting, and “animal abuse” is normally used when describing domestic animals.

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