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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Just days before Barbaro was humanely put down, the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act was reintroduced in Congress. In an incredible juxtaposition to the fanfare of Barbaro, more than 100,000 horses were slaughtered last year in the United States and shipped to Europe and Japan for human consumption.

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The Nonessential Whooping Crane

10,000 Birds

Or is the mandate to protect the welfare and habitat of our state’s wildlife? Or is the mandate to protect the welfare and habitat of our state’s wildlife?&# But I do think this issue of hunting sandhill cranes goes beyond the right to hunt. It brings to question the purpose of wildlife management.

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