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Working Animals Face "Firing Squad" in Developing Countries

Critter News

Here's what they say about "the Firing Squad," a horrible method of "treating" wounded work animals. No, their suffering will be far more drawn out. They will be ‘fired’ with a red hot iron in the mistaken belief that it will cure a wound. His suffering didn’t stop there. He needed time to rest and recover.

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Ingrid Taylar: Bridging the Divide Between Cat and Bird Lovers

10,000 Birds

They pointed out the puncture wounds, likely infected with bacteria that could quickly kill. Statistics come to life in the suffering of one dove or one mockingbird, the one needlessly stricken and dying for the sake of a personal choice. They simply helped me with my bird.

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