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MARCH 24, 2014

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. This is baloney.

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Killing Slaughter Slaughtered Animal Abuse 272

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JULY 24, 2012

The animal rights movement is (rightly) closely associated with protesting things like factory farming, dogfighting, etc…basically, the mistreatment of animals. What I don’t understand is why animal rights organizations almost completely ignore wildlife. This makes perfect sense. For example, when the U.S.

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Animal Rights Movement Animal Rights Rights Wildlife 208

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AUGUST 18, 2018

My first ‘protest’ memory involved putting pencil to notebook paper and writing the President about the harmful effects of DDT. 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. Destroy the habitats – destroy the wildlife.

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Texas Defenders Of Wildlife Bald Eagle Protest 158

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JULY 17, 2011

As you’ll remember, Kentucky’s Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources unanimously passed its sandhill crane hunting proposal. Fish and Wildlife Service for final approval or denial. Here are six top reasons to protest this hunt. All eight hunters on the commission think it’s a good idea to shoot cranes in Kentucky.

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Kentucky Hunters Hunting Protest 260

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

When using a regular hospital cage, the wildlife rehabilitator reaches in, picks up the bird, transfers him to another cage, cleans the original one, then returns the bird. When some birds start to feel better, they stay mellow and allow you to do what you have to do without much protest. Others, not so much. Thanks, Dad!

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Colorado Protest Protesting 251

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MARCH 14, 2011

of Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Jon Gassett has indicated that if enough people write in protest, the proposed hunting season–due to start this December– will be reconsidered. Kills in Canada, Alaska and Mexico are not included in the count. Nationwide, wildlife watchers now outspend hunters 6 to 1.

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