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DDT, oil spills, and a wall.

10,000 Birds

When news later reached our little town (likely through a newspaper) that the bird-killing chemical was to be banned, my environmental activism was born. Terrestrial animals could drown; will not be able to access the necessary ranges; be trapped; suffer diminished genetic diversity; and possibly become extirpated and/or extinct.

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Glue Trapped

10,000 Birds

Sentient people recoil at the idea of leg-hold traps, those medieval–torture devices which cause so much pain and suffering before their victims eventually die, are killed, or (very occasionally) are rescued. What a coincidence,” says Mikal Deese of On A WIng and A Prayer in New Mexico. “I Here’s why. See Safe Rodent Control.

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NYT Opens the Door to the Humane Myth

Animal Person

Let's summarize and deconstruct: After a botched execution, Ohio adopted a single-drug formula to replace the three-drug cocktail previously used to kill people. Of course, less suffering is always better than more, but when you are taking someone's life, I'm pretty sure it's the life-taking that's most important to them.

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