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

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He had a legal permit to own them (Conditional Species Permit), and had legally microchipped them according to FWC guidelines. So what should have happened is: the FWC should have given Coffee the deadline extension, and allowed him to rehome the remaining pets within whatever timeframe was needed. They respond to pain in the same way.

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The Parable of the Goat Mites

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And so, these goats ate the flora of the island: unique species of Indian paintbrush and woodland star, bushmallow and wirelettuce and morning glory. And so, the foxes and shrikes endemic to the island began to suffer as the greenery went. Also, they were infested by a species of ear mite unknown to science.

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Fur Free Fashion Show Winners Announced

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Born Free USA (BFUSA) is a nationally recognized leader in animal welfare and wildlife conservation. Through litigation, legislation, and public education, BFUSA leads vital campaigns against animals in entertainment, exotic “pets”, trapping and fur, and destructive international wildlife trade.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Farm animals also benefit from the humane farming movement, even if the animal welfare changes it effects are not all that we should hope and work for. Such an obligation would make us the protectors of all species, and the destroyers of every ecosystem on earth. Suffering and injustice are inherent in life, and time is short.