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We Should Kill More Lions

10,000 Birds

Hunters go to Africa to shoot lions, and this is without question a good thing; for birds, for ecosystems, and for lions in general! The interests of those working for conservation and those working for animal rights and animal welfare don’t always perfectly align like you might think they do. Oh, and then there are the hunters.

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Another Fake Animal Welfare Group

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The National Animal Interest Alliance is an association of business, agricultural, scientific, and recreational interests dedicated to promoting animal welfare, supporting responsible animal use and strengthening the bond between humans and animals.

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Canada and Greenland Defend Seal Hunting

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Greenland Fisheries Minister Finn Karlsen, dressed in a traditional white Inuit sealskin jacket, insisted such a ban would “have severe and negative consequence for hunters and their families.” “Our Tags: canada greenland europe seal hunters seals. They spoke before a hearing on the proposed ban. I'm not sure it will pass though.

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The Million Dollar Duck (2016) – A Film Review

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An explanation is given about how market hunters and the draining of wetlands left no place for migrating waterfowl to land or feed and “ the Great Plains soon became a mass graveyard for migratory birds, raising the question, how do we protect birds from man ? Hunters are not doing it as much any more. It did neither.

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Sarah Palin's Sellout of a Speechwriter

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Palin is known as an avid hunter; Scully is best known for his vigorous defense of animal rights. No amount of advocacy for environmental or animal welfare issues advocacy can make up for his support of Palin/McCain. The Palin-Scully pairing is anything but a guaranteed fit, though. I guess he likes putting lipstick on pitbulls.

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Animal Rights is Pernicious Nonsense?

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than with any genuine concern for species diversity or even animal welfare." Again, they just want to prevent the "cruel" hunters from killing Bambi's mother. Animal activists don't care about the health or welfare of deer herds? First of all, does he really believe that piffle? What on earth would even give him that idea?

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The Birds at Itasca State Park Are All Wet

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Now, Baxter is heavily developed, with big box stores and all, and Brainard is a welfare town. The part of the road that went through Brainard was replaced, not long ago, with a road that ran through an undeveloped town called Baxter. I don’t want to make any accusations or anything, but that smells like base corruption to me.

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