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

Reddit Animals

New England Reptile Distributers just released a video explaining a terrible incident involving the FWC (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission). FWC officers arrived at a reptile facility and forcefully killed 29 reticulated pythons, 5 Burmese pythons, and 1 pregnant Boa constrictor. They respond to pain in the same way.

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Feral Cat Advocates Lie

10,000 Birds

They get hit by cars, suffer from parasites, predated upon by coyotes, and die from disease. Birds are, with reptiles amphibians, and mammals, the prey that feral cats kill. And while I am sick of the cat colonies I am even more sick of the deluded people who believe that by feeding feral cats they are somehow helping them.

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27,000 Animals Rescued in Texas

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A lot of these animals are reptiles, spiders and amphibians, which explains the large number. An Arlington, Texas, municipal judge ruled that the animals suffered from neglect and cruel conditions, and an appeal by the company's owners to a higher court was denied last weekend. That's HUGE. that was allegedly mistreating its animals.

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The great green Caribbean lowlands – Costa Rica

10,000 Birds

One of those pooie reptiles: Green Iguana by Niklas Aronsson. Or even those pooie reptiles. The only difference in the next 8 days will be an earlier wakeup call, at 4.20, but coming from Europe and suffering from jet lag, it wasn’t as bad as it sounds. Or a mammal.

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Pet Safety During Home Improvements

4 The Love Of Animals

Never let your pet near concrete until it is completely dry in addition to spoil the clean look of your new project, pets who come in contact with even slightly moist concrete can suffer irritation or corrosion of soft tissues. Anxious pets may chew on electrical cords and suffer painful burns or even electrocution.

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Birding Hongbenghe, Yunnan

10,000 Birds

The Crested Serpent Eagle is another species bound to suffer from a naming error in perpetuity. Even though the English name may indicate that it mainly feeds on crests, it really mostly eats reptiles, primarily tree snakes (HBW). A bit of chemical knowledge may help you understand the Latin species name of the Golden-fronted Leafbird.

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When conservation and animal rights collide

10,000 Birds

If you like animals you will generally not want them to suffer and you won’t want them to go extinct. Animal rights is concerned with preventing the suffering or even use of animals by humans. You cannot care about the individual, not at that level of suffering.