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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. They will be ‘fired’ with a red hot iron in the mistaken belief that it will cure a wound. Like many poor people in Morocco, Humar’s owner had little chance of being able to afford a vet – or even find one close by.

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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. The vet confirmed pain, injury and infection from her life on the streets, common afflictions for stray cats. Whatever those dedicated souls might have felt in that moment, whether exasperation or anger, they didn’t show it.

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