10,000 Birds

MARCH 24, 2014

Wounded birds were left to crawl away into the woods; sometimes, during breaks, children were encouraged to run across the field, scoop them up, and tear their heads off. The infamous Labor Day Pigeon Shoot was held in Hegins, Pennsylvania from 1921 until it was closed down in 1998.

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Killing Animal Abuse Slaughtered Slaughter 272

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2015

They adorn their bodies with decorative scarification, a painful process of slicing into the skin and rubbing the wounds with charcoal. As the wound heals, this is replaced with larger and larger lip plates until they are able to stretch their lower lip over the back of their head and can wear lip plates of 5-inches or more in diameter!

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Ethiopia Sudan Leopards Cattle 255

Critter News

APRIL 7, 2009

The explosions have ranged in intensity, wounding some of the pigs and killing others. They stopped after protests from animal rights groups, such as People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Roadside bombs are the top killer of U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Did you know this?

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Pigs Research Ethical Treatment Afghanistan 100