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Bears Crushed In Cages
He might have stood 6 feet tall, a 100 to 260 pound moon bear named for the gold crescent across his ebony chest. But this bear cannot rise or turn. His flat eyes gaze into nowhere. Over two decades, the bear grows beyond the bounds of his cage. Friction wounds scar his face, paws and back. He gnaws iron bars...

Bloodprints On Ice
A white furry face with black moon eyes presses against her frantic mother. The pup hesitates before lifting her head to meet the blow of a club. Two more hits smash the fragile skull. The hunter forces a hook into the baby seal's head to haul her across the ice floes to a waiting boat...

Death On The Lawn
The homes stand upon rigorously cultivated squares of green in pastoral Town and Country, Missouri. One single-acre lot flaunts a curious $3,200 asset unlike the mowers and mulch that mark other lawns. Katherine Burbott and her family are equipped with a clover net and captive bolt gun to kill at least 20 backyard deer...

Flyaway
A community unfolded, of activists, welfarists and everyday people — with one simple request: Please do not slaughter the geese. But somewhere within the Missouri Department of Conservation, black words glutted pages. The Canadian Geese Problem ascended in a wave of scientific facts, figures and studies, filed...

Sport Or Recreational Murder?
Sunlight crisscrossed trees as the hunter silently stalked his prey. The web of light at dawn reminded him of similar treks with his Dad. They'd worn rugged boots and warm flannel shirts to hike in search of squirrels, rabbits or ducks. He still cherished their quiet fellowship in the woods. After shooting his first deer, he'd...

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		WILD ANIMALS Hunting, Trapping, Fishing, Population Management... "Your life may be of no consequence to anyone else but is invaluable to you because it's the only one you've got. Exactly the same is true of each individual deer, hare, rabbit, fox, fish, pheasant and butterfly." — Brigid Brophy "All Beings Tremble Before Violence. All Fear Death. All Love Life. See Yourself in Others. Then Whom Can You Hurt? What Harm Can You Do?" — Buddha

Bears Crushed In Cages He might have stood 6 feet tall, a 100 to 260 pound moon bear named for the gold crescent across his ebony chest. But this bear cannot rise or turn. His flat eyes gaze into nowhere. Over two decades, the bear grows beyond the bounds of his cage. Friction wounds scar his face, paws and back. He gnaws iron bars... Bloodprints On Ice A white furry face with black moon eyes presses against her frantic mother. The pup hesitates before lifting her head to meet the blow of a club. Two more hits smash the fragile skull. The hunter forces a hook into the baby seal's head to haul her across the ice floes to a waiting boat... Death On The Lawn The homes stand upon rigorously cultivated squares of green in pastoral Town and Country, Missouri. One single-acre lot flaunts a curious $3,200 asset unlike the mowers and mulch that mark other lawns. Katherine Burbott and her family are equipped with a clover net and captive bolt gun to kill at least 20 backyard deer... Flyaway A community unfolded, of activists, welfarists and everyday people — with one simple request: Please do not slaughter the geese. But somewhere within the Missouri Department of Conservation, black words glutted pages. The Canadian Geese Problem ascended in a wave of scientific facts, figures and studies, filed... Sport Or Recreational Murder? Sunlight crisscrossed trees as the hunter silently stalked his prey. The web of light at dawn reminded him of similar treks with his Dad. They'd worn rugged boots and warm flannel shirts to hike in search of squirrels, rabbits or ducks. He still cherished their quiet fellowship in the woods. After shooting his first deer, he'd...
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