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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

9): The Fish and Wildlife Service is right to propose a ban on the sale of nine large constricting snakes for the pet trade. There is a list of human victims of captive snakes, including a 2-year-old girl who was strangled in her crib by a pet Burmese python who had escaped from its enclosure. 10, 2011

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

16), and the rapid spread of diseases at a facility packed with 1,800 animals required swift action to prevent even more suffering and loss of life. Shelters across the country are required to hold animals to let owners reclaim lost pets. Wayne Pacelle President and Chief Executive Humane Society of the U.S.